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Literary Devices!
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A quick and easy review of literary elements
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"Snap ! Crackle! Pop! from the infamous Rice Krispies commercials is an example of
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
imagery
2
This is a figure of speech that juxtaposes elements that appear to be contradictory.
simile
imagery
personification
oxymoron
3
What is it called when you give human qualities to an object or animal ?
simile
personification
imagery
irony
4
Stop and smell the roses is an example of which device?
alliteration
oxymoron
hyperbole
idiom
5
"My car’s headlights winked at me." is an example of
oxymoron
allusion
personification
idiom
6
The idiom "fair weather friend" means what in plain English
someone who is always stuck in the rain
A friend who is only a friend when circumstances are great
someone who is loyal
someone who is fair
7
Stop and smell the roses is an idiom that means what is everyday language?
to garden
Roses are the most beautiful plants
Roses have the best fragrance of all flowers
take time out of one's busy schedule and appreciate life
8
I am as hungry as a wolf is an example of which device?
simile
oxymoron
metaphor
personification
9
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of
hyperbole
alliteration
idiom
personification
10
"Come and clean the chaos in your closet!" is an example of
hyperbole
imagery
allusion
alliteration
11
"This house is a prison!" exclaimed Will Ferrell. What device was he using to make his point?
personification
simile
oxymoron
metaphor
12
"The door protested as it opened slowly." is an example of
onomatopoeia
personification
metaphor
simile
13
“When she lost her job she acted like Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” is an example of
allusion
simile
personification
metaphor
14
“CREAK! Mona’s knee was beginning to give out. She had been posing for this artist for hours!” is an example of
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
15
"Her eyes sparkled like the stars" is an example of what device?
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
idiom
16
Language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind is called what?
imagery
metaphor
simile
idiom
17
It's a piece of cake is an idiom that means what in plain English?
This is the best dessert
It's an easy job
It's a yummy dessert
It's all about the cake
18
“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.” is an example of
allusion
imagery
personifiction
simile
19
"Your teeth are like stars; they come out at night; they come back at dawn, when they’re ready to bite" is an example of
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
20
Good imagery in writing usually involves what senses?
taste/touch
all of the above
hearing/smell
sight/hearing
21
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.
Identify the device used
simile
idiom
hyperbole
metaphor
22
The image is an example of what device?
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
irony
23
The skunk thought the stump stunk is an example of what?
alliteration
simile
personification
metaphor
24
Tammy talks too much in Mrs. Christensen's English class is an example of
figurative language
simile
Onomatopoeia
alliteration
25
"A slip of the tongue" is an example of
imagery
simile
metaphor
idiom
26
Buzzzzz............Creak! Crack ! Squeak! OWWWWWW! are examples of....
metaphors
Onomatopoeia
Funny sounds
simile
27
The picture below provides examples of which device?
oxymoron
metaphor
personification
simile
28
Clearly misunderstood is a great example of a
allusion
hyperbole
idiom
oxymoron
29
Cruel
kindness is an example of what two devices?
oxymoron and alliteration
metaphor and simile
allusion and imagery
figurative language and allusion
30
Figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that happened.
reference
personification
allusion
idiom
31
"My feet are killing me!" is an example of
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
32
“He studies all the time; he is a real Einstein." This allusion means the person is
good at math
very intelligent
good at science
a teacher's pet
33
One type of device Shel Silverstein uses in this poem is
onomatopoeia
simile
irony
alliteration
34
"It's Raining Cats and Dogs" is an example of
an idiom
an allusion
a simile
a stanza
35
"You're as skinny as a rail" is an example of a
metaphor
personification
simile
allusion
36
Those rapping Hamsters that drive the Kia Soul is an example of what device?
hyperbole
imagery
oxymoron
personification
37
“Her smile was a twisted serpent.” is an example of
metaphor
imagery
allusion
personification
38
“Her dark, straight hair was as heavy as a wool blanket in the afternoon heat.” is an example of
metaphor
personification
simile
onomatopoeia
39
"She walked along the bright, green, dewy grass and smelled the fragrant roses." is what device?
alliteration
imagery
personification
idiom
40
Which of the following is an example of figurative language?
metaphor
simile
all of the above
personification
41
I use like or as to compare two different things so I must be a
literary device
simile
metaphor
imagery
42
"Betty Botter bought some butter, but, she said, the butter’s bitter", is an example of what?
metaphor
onomatopoeia
simile
alliteration
43
Which of the following is NOT an oxymoron?
crash landing
cheerful pessimist
clearly misunderstood
bad grammar
44
A working vacation is an example of
oxymoron
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
45
When Will Ferrell says, "Whoop, there it is!" What type of figurative language is he using?
idiom
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
46
"My house is a friend who protects me." Is an example of a
oxymoron
metaphor
allusion
simile
47
In Transformers, the vehicles are able to talk and express feelings just like people. This is an example of
personification
allusion
simile
oxymoron
48
"Lightning danced across the sky & the wind howled in the night" are examples of
personification
allusion
simile
imagery
49
"Elisa is such a Mother Teresa, she is always helping others." is an example of
reference
metaphor
allusion
personification
50
"She sells sea shells" is an example of
an idiom
repetition
irony
alliteration