Literary Device Examples

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The car zoomed down the highway.

• The sun is a golden ball.

• The river is wide and deep.

Identify the example of hyperbole from the options below.

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• The leaves rustled in the gentle breeze.

• The mountain stood tall and proud.

Which of the following lines is written in dactylic hexameter?

• "The curfew tolls the knell of parting day."

• "This is the forest primeval, the murmuring pines and the hemlocks."

• "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

• "To be, or not to be, that is the question."

Which line is an example of iambic pentameter?

• "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary."

• "To be, or not to be, that is the question."

• "The sun was shining on the sea, shining with all his might."

• "In the room the women come and go, talking of Michelangelo."

Which of the following sentences best illustrates imagery?

• The clock ticked loudly in the silent room.

• The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the air.

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The book was on the table.

Identify the metaphor in the following options.

• The clouds are like cotton candy.

• Time is a thief.

• The rain danced on the roof.

• The stars are shining brightly.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The thunder roared in the night.

• The cat purred contentedly.

• The river is a ribbon of blue.

• The sun is a fiery ball.

Which of the following lines is an example of hyperbole?

• The flowers nodded their heads in the breeze.

• He ran faster than the wind.

• The moon was a ghostly galleon.

• The ocean was a vast expanse of blue.

What type of sound structure is "his tender heir might bear his memory?"

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Assonance

What type of sound structure is "And, baby, now we’ve got bad blood"?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Slant rhyme