Literary Device Examples

____ is an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

Which of the following is an example of simile?

• My hand is as cold as snow.

• Hiss, slurp, hush, scream--MOM!

• The shirt said, "Wear Me!"

• Hopping hens shop for shoes

Which of the following is an example of metaphor?

• My hand is as cold as snow.

• The glasses smiled at me.

• My life is a dream.

• Snow is like the sun.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The TV laughed at the desk

• Calculating computers catch cats.

• Pictures are captured people.

• Crash, bang, boom goes the lion.

"The moon played hide and seek with the clouds."

What literary device was used in the sentence?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the words is evidence of _____ being used.

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

The repetition of consonant sounds within and/or at the end of the words is called...

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

The repetition of vowel sounds within words is called...

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

It beats as it sweeps as it cleans.

What is the literary device used in the sentence?

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

Those clucking chickens are driving me crazy!

What literary device is used in the sentence?

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance