a comparison not using "like" or "as"

Which of these is an example of onomatopoeia?

The rocket went swoosh as it soared by.

Which of these is an example of hyperbole?

My friend rides his bike 100 miles an hour.

What is personification?

giving human traits to nonhuman things

a comparison using "like" or "as"

reference to a real or literary person, place or thing

Which of these is an example of a simile?

Your behavior is like a wild hail storm.

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Literary Devices for Grades 5-8

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1
What is a metaphor?
a comparison not using "like" or "as"
exaggeration
the feeling or state of mind of a passage
an indication or hint about a future event
2
Which of these is an example of a metaphor?
The sea was like glass.
Steve sold sandwiches on Sunday.
He is a shining star.
How did I end up on the wrong side of the tracks?
3
What is hyperbole?
a saying
an object that represents an idea
a comparison using "like" or "as"
exaggeration
4
What is alliteration?
indication or hint of a future event
repeating first sounds
exaggeration
comparing using "like" or "as"
5
Which of these is an example of onomatopoeia?
The villain laughed when asked if John was still alive.
The sun smiled down on my home.
Blackness crept over the land where the bomb had landed.
The rocket went swoosh as it soared by.
6
Which of these is an example of personification?
The heat was strangling me.
Listen! There's wind blowing outside.
Mike and Mollie made mango pie.
The dog walked like a person.
7
Which of these is an example of hyperbole?
Curiosity killed the cat.
I knew I was loved by the red rose.
The trees danced in the wind.
My friend rides his bike 100 miles an hour.
8
Which type of figurative language is found in this sentence? You are so smart, you're a regular Einstein.
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
allusion
9
Which of these is an example of alliteration?
That guy owns all the money in the world!
The boy blew his brown bugle.
The rock went kerplunk!
Who let the cat out of the bag?
10
What is personification?
giving human traits to nonhuman things
unexpected events
sound words
a saying
11
What is a simile?
giving human traits to nonhuman things
a comparison using "like" or "as"
repeating first sounds
a saying
12
Which type of figurative language is found in this sentence? The stars dance in the night sky.
personification
simile
metaphor
idiom
13
What is an allusion?
indication or hint of a future event
a saying
repeating first sounds
reference to a real or literary person, place or thing
14
Which type of figurative language is found in this sentence? I am a night owl.
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
15
Which type of figurative language is found in this sentence? “I’ve told you a billion times to clean this room!”
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
alliteration
16
What is an onomatopoeia?
an unexpected event
a saying
an object representing an idea
a sound word
17
Which of these is an example of a simile?
Your behavior is like a wild hail storm.
This pizza tastes like the pizza we had last week.
The door slammed as dad came in the house.
Your trumpet playing is as bad as my sister's.

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