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Literary Devices!
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A quick and easy review of literary elements
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My house is a friend who protects me. This is an example of a.....
oxymoron
allusion
delusion
metaphor
2
Tony talks too much in Mrs. Loyd's Reading class is an example of...
Onomatopoeia
figurative language
simile
alliteration
3
The idiom "fair weather friend" means what in plain old English
someone who is always stuck in the rain
someone who is loyal
someone who is fair
A friend who is only a friend when circumstances are great
4
"This House is a prison!" exclaimed Will Ferrell. What device was he using to make his point?
hyperbole
simile
He was just being dramatic
Metaphor
5
Stop and smell the roses is an idiom that means what is everyday language?
Roses have the best fragrance of all flowers
take time out of one's busy schedule& appreciate life
Roses are the most beautiful plants
to garden
6
“Iwas surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.” This is an example of..
imagery
lying
allusion
imagination
7
Allixus is such a "Mother Teresa" she is always helping others. Example of ....
nun
Alixxus attitude
reference
allusion
8
Prayer is powerful... This is an example of which device?
caring
allusion
alliteration
Catholicism
9
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of..
hyperbole
personfication
idiom
alliteration
10
“
Creeeak!
Mona’s knee wasbeginning to give out. She had been posing for this artist for hours!”
allusion
personification
onomatopoeia
simile
11
Language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind is called what?
imagery
forgery
imaginary
idiom
12
Good imagery in writing usually involves what senses?
sight
all of the above
taste/touch
sound/smell
13
Lightning danced across the sky & The wind howled in the night. = What device?
simile
great writing
Personification
imagery
14
It's a piece of cake is an idiom that means what in plain 'ol English?
It's an easy job
It's all about the cake
This is the best dessert
It's a yummy dessert
15
"Snap ! Crackle! Pop! from the infamous Rice Krispies commercials is an example of ..
great humor in a commercial
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
16
In Transformers the vehicles are able to talk and express feelings just like people. This is ..
personification
oxymoron
allusion
simile
17
What is it called when you give human qualities to an object or animal ?
personification
simile
imagery
irony
18
Clearly misunderstood is a great example of a....
oxymoron
allusion
answer
how all teens feel
19
"Freddie is a pig when he eats," is an example of a ....
someone eating too much
someone being rude
slander
metaphor
20
An exaggeration could also be called a what?
joke
hyperbole
funny
metaphor
21
Those rapping Hamsters that drive the Kia Soul is an example of what device?
personification
pure insanity
Why drive a Soul when you can drive a Jeep
hyperbole
22
Buzzzzz............Creak! Crack ! Squeak! OWWWWWW! are examples of....
simile
metaphors
Funny sounds
Onomatopoeia
23
She walked along the bright, green,dewy grass and smelled the fragrant roses...is what device?
imagery
idiom
imagination
spring
24
The image is an example of what device?
drama
a sad boy
idiom
hyperbole
25
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.
Identify the device used
hyperbole
idiom
metaphor
simile
26
Figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that happened.
Allusion
Spider monkey
Reference
idiom
27
"Her eyes sparkled like the stars" is an example of what device?
metaphor
simile
idiom
hyperbole
28
If I repeath the same sound over an over in a sentence I might be....
metaphor
alliteration
hyperbole
idiom
29
This is a figure of speech that juxtaposes elements thatappear to be contradictory.
Oxymoron
simile
Imagery
Joke
30
The skunk thought the stump stunk is an example of what?
alliteration
personification
simile
metaphor
31
“Iwas surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s." This allusion mean the person is
Needs plastic surgery asap
Lying/dishonest
Is wearing a funny mask
Has a weird condition
32
“Her
smile
was a twisted
serpent
.” This is a great ............
imagery
allusion
metaphor
personification
33
My car’s headlights
winked
at me. This a great example of what device?
Personification
idiom
allusion
oxymoron
34
The picture below provides examples of which device?
simile
personification
oxymoron
metaphor
35
One type of device Shel Silverstein uses in this poem is ...
simile
onomatopoeia
alliteration
irony
36
Stop and smell the roses is an example of which device?
idiom
oxymoron
alliteration
hyperbole
37
Whe Will Ferrell says, "Whoop, there it is! What type of figurative language is he using?
metaphor
A simile
idiom
onomatopoeia
38
The door protested as it opened slowly. This is a great example of ,,,
Creeeeak!
an angry door
onomatopoeia
personification
39
Which of the following is NOT and oxymoron?
clearly misunderstood
crash landing
bad grammar
cheerful pessimist
40
Some said she was a fair-weather friend friend... is an example of
imagery
metaphor
simile
idiom
41
Your teeth are like starsThey come out at nightThey come back at dawnWhen they’re ready to bite
metaphor
Mother Goose
simile
children's poem
42
I am as hungry as a wolf is an example of which device?
metaphor
silly saying
idiom
Indian saying
43
I use like or as to compare two different things so I must be a ......
simile
literary device
metaphor
imagery
44
C
ruel
k
indness is an example of what two devices?
figurative language and allusion
allusion and imagery
oxymoron and alliteration
metaphor and simile
45
"BettyBotter bought some butter,but, she said, the butter’s bitter" Is an example of what?
1. Onomatopoeia:
1. Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
46
It's Raining Cats and Dogs" is an example of...
bad art
a funny phrase
an idiom
a strange saying
47
“Whenshe lost her job she acted like Scrooge,and refused to buy anything thatwasn’t necessary.”
allusion
Metaphor
from a novel
she is cheap and miserly
48
Figurative language is defined as what?
Answers 1 and 3
words beyond the literal meaning written for effect
Language in which figures of speech such as metaphors occur.
fun language only English teachers use
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“Her dark, straight
hair
was
as
heavy
as
a
wool blanket
in theafternoon heat.”is an example of
imagery
of personification
simile
onomatopoeia