Duplicate of Literary Devices Part I

Question 1

Cause, baby, you‘re a firework Come on, show em what you‘re worth Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh" As you shoot across the sky”

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Metaphor

Question 2

It was so cold today I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets.

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Hyperbole

Question 3

Identify the device used: "The wind whispered to the trees; something was changing."

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Personification

Question 4

Giving non-human objects human characteristics.

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Personification

Question 5

Identify the device used: "The pond was as slick as glass, reflecting the full moon above."

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Simile

Question 6

"You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish. Unless, of course, you play bass."

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Pun

Question 7

The pots clattered CRASH! BOOM! BANG! as they hit the floor.

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Onomatopoeia

Question 8

A comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as.

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Simile

Question 9

Jenna was so glad winter break was over: her brother was driving her up the wall.

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Idiom

Question 10

A comparison between two unlike things, not using the words like or as.

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Metaphor

Question 11

Friends follow friends flawlessly into fitful fun!

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Alliteration

Question 12

Identify the device used: "Her passion was like a fire burning in her gut."

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Similie

Question 13

Identify the device used: "The forgotten chair sat alone, dusty and brooding in the corner."

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Personification

Question 14

Identify the device used: "This computer is the best thing since sliced bread!"

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Idiom

Question 15

Identify the device used: "The falling snow is a white blanket covering the ground."

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Metaphor

Question 16

Identify the device used: "Thomas jumped up to the net, his legs bouncy springs."

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Metaphor

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