Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Example of hyperbole?

I am so hungry I could eat a horse

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Literary Devices Challenge

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Put your knowledge of literary devices to the test with this engaging quiz. From similes to symbolism, see how well you know these key elements of literature.

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1
What does symbolism use?
Direct comparison
Sound words
Human qualities
Thing for idea
2
Example of symbolism?
Time is a thief
Eat a horse
Dove represents peace
Wind whispered
3
Identify the onomatopoeia
Door creaked
Busy as a bee
Time is a thief
Wind whispered
4
Which uses alliteration?
Peter Piper picked
Golden sun set
Time is a thief
Wind whispered
5
What is a simile?
Sound words
Comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Direct comparison
Human qualities to things
6
True or false: Personification gives human traits to animals
False
True
7
Identify the imagery
Time is a thief
Wind whispered
Eat a horse
Golden sun set
8
What is hyperbole?
Direct comparison
Human qualities
Extreme exaggeration
Sound words
9
Identify the metaphor
Busy as a bee
Wind whispered
Door creaked
Time is a thief
10
What is repetition?
Saying again for effect
Human qualities
Sound words
Comparison using 'like'
11
Which is an example of irony?
Wind whispered
Busy as a bee
Fire station burns
Time is a thief
12
Which is a simile?
Door creaked
Wind whispered
Time is a thief
Busy as a bee
13
What is onomatopoeia?
Sound words
Direct comparison
Human qualities
Extreme exaggeration
14
Example of hyperbole?
He is as busy as a bee
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
Time is a thief
The wind whispered in my ear
15
Which is personification?
Door creaked
Busy as a bee
Wind whispered
Time is a thief
16
What does imagery create?
Direct comparison
Sound words
Human qualities
Pictures in mind
17
Which uses repetition?
Busy as a bee
Wind whispered
Time is a thief
Run, run, fast
18
What does a metaphor do?
Direct comparison
Extreme exaggeration
Human qualities
Sound words
19
What is irony?
Sound words
Direct comparison
Opposite of expected
Human qualities

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