HOMS Review

What literary device is used in the phrase, "The diving dolphin dipped down into the water"?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Identify the literary device in the statement, "Life is a highway."

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

What literary device is demonstrated in, "I’ll finish washing dishes faster than you can blink"?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Juxtaposition

Which literary device is exemplified by the sentence, "The cookies begged me to eat them"?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Connotation

Identify the literary device in, "The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

What literary device is used in, "The warrior has a heart of stone"?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

What literary device is demonstrated in, "The fireplace heater hissed and cracked"?

• Symbolism

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Inference

Identify the literary device in, "The radio stared at me."

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

What literary device is shown in, "The little lady looked my way"?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Which literary term refers to the associations attached to a word beyond its literal definition?

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Hyperbole

• Motif