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Literary Devices you may see on STAAR
Literary Devices you may see on STAAR
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test your memory of these common devices found in literature
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True Friends are hard to find.
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Theme
2
Fourteen line poem that ends in a couplet.
Haiku
Sonnet
Epic
Limerick
3
"Did you see the girl with the telescope?"
Alliteration
Allusion
Ambiguity
Hyperbole
4
Honest Crook
Oxymoron
Personification
Pun
Irony
5
Silent scream
Pun
Theme
Ambiguity
Oxymoron
6
Pretty ponies prance in the parade.
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
7
Her hope was a fragile flower.
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
8
Has no meter, or rhyme scheme or particular structure.
Refrain
Sonnet
Lyric
Free Verse
9
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall.
Internal Rhyme
Alliteration
Repitition
End Rhyme
10
Mom is as busy as a bee.
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Symbolism
11
Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
Symbolism
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
12
Seasons of the year are often used to show the cycle of life.
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Symbolism
13
Life is like a box of chocolates.
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
14
There was once a cross-eyed teacher who couldn't control his pupils.
Pun
Oxymoron
Rhyme
Theme
15
Harry Potter's scar represents a badge of honor.
Simile
Alliteration
Theme
Symbolism
16
I used to have a fear of hurdles, but I got over it.
Symbolism
Pun
Oxymoron
Ambiguity
17
Night represents the end of one's life.
Pun
Personifcation
Hyperbole
Symbolism
18
Appearances can be deceiving.
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Personification
Theme
19
I watch as the papers dance down the street.
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
20
Diet ice cream
Pun
Hyperbole
Ambiguity
Oxymoron
21
He gave her cat food.
Theme
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Ambiguity
22
Life is a rollercoaster.
Metaphor
Simile
Symbolism
Hyperbole
23
If I can't get an iPhone, I will die.
Personification
Rhyme
Alliteration
Hyperbole
24
Pimple, Dimple, Temple, Simple
Personifcation
Alliteration
Rhyme
Lyric Poem
25
Her eyes were fireflies.
Simile
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Metaphor
