What is Personification?

When you give an animal or object abilities that only a human can have.

Which sentences shows personification?

The sun was racing through the sky.

Why do authors use literary devices in their writing?

To make their descriptions more vivid

A word that imitates the sound of the object it refers to

What is alliteration?

The same letter or sound repeated at the beginning of words

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7 English Literary Devices Review

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Vivid, descriptive language that appeals to the reader's 5 senses --
imagery
simile
theme
repetition
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What is Personification?
A word that describes an animal, person, thing or a thought.
When you give an animal or object abilities that only a human can have.
Words to show strong emotions.
A figure of speech comparing two things using like or as.
3
Which sentences shows personification?
The man is a pig.
Chelsey's cat was fluffy.
The sun was racing through the sky.
My cat was sleeping.
4
which sentence shows personification?
the wind blow through my hair
is was cold as ice
5
Simile or Metaphor?
Simile
Metaphor
6
"he's a firecracker!" is an example of a --
conflict
metaphor
simile
rhetorical question
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Why do authors use literary devices in their writing?
To confuse English students
To make their texts longer
To seem smart
To make their descriptions more vivid
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What is onomatopeia?
Giving human qualities to an inanimate object
repeating sounds/letters in the same sentence
A word that imitates the sound of the object it refers to
9
What is alliteration?
the same syllable repeated in a sentence
The same letter or sound repeated at the beginning of words
the same word repeated in a sentence
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Pick the example of alliteration
the car went "bang!"
Carli couldn't come outside
The sun is a lightbulb
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Simile or Metaphor?
Metaphor
Simile
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"And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting..."
Is an example of a simile
Is an example of a alliteration
Is an example of repetition
Is an example of a rhyme
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Which is onomatopeia?
Water plops into pond
Zachary zeroed in on zoo keeping
As black as coal
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
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"The vicious wind ripped through the trees." is an example of --
alliteration
personification
metaphor
similie
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What literary device compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"?
imagery
simile
mood
metaphor

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