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Literary Devices!
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A quick and easy review of literary elements
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1
The skunk thought the stump stunk is an example of what?
simile
personification
alliteration
metaphor
2
"Her eyes sparkled like the stars" is an example of what device?
hyperbole
metaphor
idiom
simile
3
My car’s headlights
winked
at me. This a great example of what device?
allusion
Personification
oxymoron
idiom
4
Your teeth are like starsThey come out at nightThey come back at dawnWhen they’re ready to bite
children's poem
Mother Goose
simile
metaphor
5
It's a piece of cake is an idiom that means what in plain 'ol English?
It's an easy job
It's a yummy dessert
It's all about the cake
This is the best dessert
6
Some said she was a fair-weather friend friend... is an example of
metaphor
simile
idiom
imagery
7
“Her dark, straight
hair
was
as
heavy
as
a
wool blanket
in theafternoon heat.”is an example of
simile
of personification
imagery
onomatopoeia
8
Buzzzzz............Creak! Crack ! Squeak! OWWWWWW! are examples of....
simile
Onomatopoeia
metaphors
Funny sounds
9
“Her
smile
was a twisted
serpent
.” This is a great ............
metaphor
allusion
personification
imagery
10
It's Raining Cats and Dogs" is an example of...
a funny phrase
bad art
a strange saying
an idiom
11
Which of the following is NOT and oxymoron?
bad grammar
crash landing
clearly misunderstood
cheerful pessimist
12
One type of device Shel Silverstein uses in this poem is ...
irony
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
13
"This House is a prison!" exclaimed Will Ferrell. What device was he using to make his point?
simile
Metaphor
hyperbole
He was just being dramatic
14
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of..
alliteration
personfication
hyperbole
idiom
15
Tony talks too much in Mrs. Loyd's Reading class is an example of...
figurative language
alliteration
Onomatopoeia
simile
16
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.
Identify the device used
hyperbole
simile
idiom
metaphor
17
My house is a friend who protects me. This is an example of a.....
metaphor
allusion
delusion
oxymoron
18
“Iwas surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.” This is an example of..
imagination
lying
imagery
allusion
19
It's Raining Cats and Dogs" is an example of...
an idiom
a funny phrase
bad art
a strange saying
20
Good imagery in writing usually involves what senses?
sound/smell
all of the above
sight
taste/touch
21
Whe Will Ferrell says, "Whoop, there it is! What type of figurative language is he using?
A simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
idiom
22
“Whenshe lost her job she acted like Scrooge,and refused to buy anything thatwasn’t necessary.”
allusion
Metaphor
she is cheap and miserly
from a novel
23
Those rapping Hamsters that drive the Kia Soul is an example of what device?
hyperbole
pure insanity
Why drive a Soul when you can drive a Jeep
personification
24
She walked along the bright, green,dewy grass and smelled the fragrant roses...is what device?
imagery
idiom
imagination
spring
25
The image is an example of what device?
a sad boy
drama
hyperbole
idiom
26
Stop and smell the roses is an example of which device?
hyperbole
alliteration
idiom
oxymoron
27
What is it called when you give human qualities to an object or animal ?
irony
simile
imagery
personification
28
"Snap ! Crackle! Pop! from the infamous Rice Krispies commercials is an example of ..
great humor in a commercial
personification
simile
onomatopoeia
29
The picture below provides examples of which device?
personification
oxymoron
metaphor
simile
30
Language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind is called what?
forgery
imaginary
imagery
idiom
31
Clearly misunderstood is a great example of a....
oxymoron
answer
how all teens feel
allusion
32
Allixus is such a "Mother Teresa" she is always helping others. Example of ....
nun
Alixxus attitude
reference
allusion
33
“
Creeeak!
Mona’s knee wasbeginning to give out. She had been posing for this artist for hours!”
simile
allusion
onomatopoeia
personification
34
I am as hungry as a wolf is an example of which device?
silly saying
Indian saying
metaphor
idiom
35
I use like or as to compare two different things so I must be a ......
simile
literary device
imagery
metaphor
36
The idiom "fair weather friend" means what in plain old English
someone who is always stuck in the rain
A friend who is only a friend when circumstances are great
someone who is loyal
someone who is fair
37
Lightning danced across the sky & The wind howled in the night. = What device?
Personification
imagery
simile
great writing
38
An exaggeration could also be called a what?
hyperbole
funny
metaphor
joke
39
"Freddie is a pig when he eats," is an example of a ....
someone being rude
slander
someone eating too much
metaphor
40
"BettyBotter bought some butter,but, she said, the butter’s bitter" Is an example of what?
Alliteration
1. Metaphor
1. Onomatopoeia:
Simile
41
The door protested as it opened slowly. This is a great example of ,,,
personification
an angry door
onomatopoeia
Creeeeak!
42
Figurative language is defined as what?
fun language only English teachers use
Language in which figures of speech such as metaphors occur.
words beyond the literal meaning written for effect
Answers 1 and 3
43
Figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that happened.
idiom
Reference
Spider monkey
Allusion
44
In Transformers the vehicles are able to talk and express feelings just like people. This is ..
personification
oxymoron
allusion
simile
45
Prayer is powerful... This is an example of which device?
caring
Catholicism
allusion
alliteration
46
If I repeath the same sound over an over in a sentence I might be....
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
alliteration
47
“Iwas surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s." This allusion mean the person is
Is wearing a funny mask
Lying/dishonest
Has a weird condition
Needs plastic surgery asap
48
Stop and smell the roses is an idiom that means what is everyday language?
Roses have the best fragrance of all flowers
to garden
Roses are the most beautiful plants
take time out of one's busy schedule& appreciate life
49
C
ruel
k
indness is an example of what two devices?
oxymoron and alliteration
allusion and imagery
metaphor and simile
figurative language and allusion
50
This is a figure of speech that juxtaposes elements thatappear to be contradictory.
Joke
Oxymoron
simile
Imagery