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Literary Devices!
Literary Devices!
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A quick and easy review of literary elements, for grade 7's
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1
Lightning danced across the sky and the wind howled in the night.
great writing
simile
imagery
Personification
2
"The skunk thought the stump stunk"
metaphor
personification
simile
alliteration
3
If I repeat the same sound over and over in a sentence I might be....
idiom
hyperbole
metaphor
alliteration
4
An exaggeration could also be called a what?
metaphor
funny
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
5
The image below is an example of what device?
hyperbole
a sad boy
idiom
metaphor
6
"Whoop, there it is!"
onomatopoeia
metaphor
idiom
A simile
7
Using the words 'like' or 'as' to compare two different things is a...
metaphor
simile
literary device
imagery
8
Buzzzzz............Creak! Crack ! Squeak! OWWWWWW!
Onomatopoeia
Funny sounds
simile
metaphors
9
"Snap ! Crackle! Pop! from the infamous Rice Krispies commercials is an example of ..
onomatopoeia
personification
None of the above
simile
10
"Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter’s bitter"
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
11
She walked along the bright, green, dewy grass and smelled the fragrant roses.
metaphor
imagery
simile
idiom
12
My car’s headlights
winked
at me.
allusion
idiom
personification
oxymoron
13
“Her dark, straight
hair
was
as
heavy
as
a
wool blanket
in the afternoon heat.”
imagery
simile
onomatopoeia
personification
14
Stop and smell the roses is an idiom that means what in everyday language?
To garden more often
Roses have the best fragrance of all flowers
Take the time to appreciate life
Roses are the most beautiful plants
15
It's a piece of cake is an idiom that means what in plain 'ol English?
It's all about the cake
This is the best dessert
It's an easy job
It's a yummy dessert
16
"This House is a prison!" exclaimed Will Ferrell. What device was he using to make his point?
simile
dramatic acting
metaphor
hyperbole
17
"Your eyes sparkle like the stars"
simile
metaphor
a romantic compliment to say to your crush
hyperbole
18
What is it called when you give human qualities to an object or animal ?
imagery
irony
personification
simile
19
"Freddie is a pig when he eats,"
imagery
someone eating too much
simile
metaphor
20
In Transformers, the autobots and decepticons are examples of...
simile
oxymoron
allusion
personification
21
Language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind is called what?
idiom
imaginary
forgery
imagery
22
I am as hungry as a wolf is an example of which device?
silly saying
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
23
Good imagery in writing usually involves what senses?
taste/touch
sight
sound/smell
all of the above
24
Those rapping Hamsters that drive the Kia Soul is an example of what device?
personification
imagery
hyperbole
metaphor
25
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of..
personfication
alliteration
hyperbole
idiom
26
“
Creeeak!
Mona’s knee was beginning to give out. She had been posing for this artist for hours!”
onomatopoeia
allusion
simile
personification
27
Tony talks too much in Mrs. Timothy's reading class.
metaphor
Onomatopoeia
simile
alliteration
28
Peaceful prayer is powerful.
allusion
alliteration
caring
Catholicism