Literary Devices for 6th Grade Flashcards

1

What type of literary device is this?

Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia

2

A comparison of two or more objects using like, as, or than...

Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia

3

A figure of speech involving great exaggeration

Hyperbole
Onomotopoeia
Metaphor
Idiom

4

This common saying is an example of?

Idiom
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification

5

A direct comparison of two objects or items

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia

6

When words sound like the noise they represent...

Personification
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile

7

Which of the following is a simile?

The man was like a Monkey
Monkeys will save the world
Man evolved from monkeys
The monkey was hungry

8

What literary device is this the picture an example of? You are a couch potato.

Hyperbole
Simile
Ellipsis
Metaphor

9

When human qualities are given to objects that are not human

Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Idiom

10

What kind of literary device is this?

Alliteration
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole

11

What kind of literary device is this?

Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Alliteration

12

When consonant sounds are repeated at the beginning of words...

Hyperbole
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor

13

When using this idiom, we really mean...

The bed is too heavy.
He slept on the wrong side.
He fell off the bed.
He is in a bad mood.

14

An idiom is a common expression where...

The literal meaning is different from the figurative
The words rhyme
The meaning is only literal
There is a comparison using like or as

15

Which of the following is an example of personification?

The fire was a beast
The fire was like a wild snake.
The fire transformed the landscape
The fire whispered its deadly secret.

Literary Devices for 6th Grade

Questions 15

Literary Devices for 6th Grade

Questions 15