Literary Device Practice

"Shhhhhhh!" whispered the librarian.

• onomatopeia
• personification
• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The pie made a splat when it hit the ground.

• onomatopeia
• alliteration
• personification
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

My brakes screeched to a stop at the red light.

• onomatopeia
• alliteration
• simile
• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Something fishy is going on around here!

• idiom
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Two heads are much better than one.

• idiom
• personification
• imagery
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

• alliteration
• simile
• hyperbole
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Will Walter wait for wonderful Wendy?

• alliteration
• imagery
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

This backpack weighs a ton!

• hyperbole
• idiom
• alliteration
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

It felt like the whole school was staring at me.

• hyperbole
• personification
• onomatopeia
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The slices of bread jumped out of the toaster suddenly, scaring me!

• personification
• hyperbole
• idiom
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A