Recognizing examples of Literary Devices

Question 1

Dana accidentally dropped her grape on the ground. "I can't live like this!!" she yelled.

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 2

Aziz had more bling on than Kanye West!

Accepted Answer

allusion

Question 3

"Why shouldn't I compare thee to Cleopatra? Thy beauty, thy charm, thy wit."

Accepted Answer

allusion

Question 4

The wind whispered in her ear, agitating her sense of safety.

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 5

The shelves whined under the weight of the books, longing to be relieved of that heaviness.

Accepted Answer

personfication

Question 6

It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets.

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 7

The middle school was a musty old cave - dark and cavernous, creepy and isolated.

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 8

The driver revved the car's engine, "Vrooooom!"

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia

Question 9

The skyscraper was as tall as Abraham Lincoln.

Accepted Answer

allusion, simile

Question 10

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 11

The book was like an old rag - grimy under my fingertips and smell, too.

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 12

The whip slashed through the air with a loud CRACK!

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia

Questions 12