which is an example of personification?

the flowers danced under the moon

What is the definition of allusion?

pointing a thing from literature/history to express a point

Which of the following is an example of personification?

The flag waved to those who passed by.

Comparing two things without using like or as

What is an example of an oxymoron?

Alone together, Pretty Ugly, Open secret, Larger half

Which on is an idiom?

A piece of cake., Kick the bucket.

Which of these sentences is the BEST example of alliteration?

Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

a simile uses like/as to compare things, a metaphor does not

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Literary Devices - review #2

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1
Which is an example of an onomatopoeia?
The snow is a white blanket.
The bells clanged and jingled.
I like chocolate.
The wind whistled in the trees.
2
Which is a hyperbole?
The wind whispered through dry grass.
It was dark and dim in the forest.
My friend’s kids get along like cats and dogs.
Your suitcase weighs a ton!
3
Which is an example of a simile?
The picture spoke to me
She is as thin as a skeleton
I can't go another day without WiFi!
My feet are killing me
4
which is an example of personification?
chalk
the flowers danced under the moon
the girl was as tall as a giraffe
he is a pig
5
Which is an example of a simile?
Zildjian is funny.
Mar'Veon is fast as a cheeta?
Julia is super cool!
Genesis is a bear.
6
What is the definition of allusion?
contrasting two things
pointing a thing from literature/history to express a point
a comparison using like or as
words that describe sounds
7
Which of the following is an example of personification?
The flag flew high in the blue sky.
The flag waved to those who passed by.
The flag is as high as the sky.
The stars and stripes are in the sky.
8
Which is an example of alliteration?
Your answer is as clear as mud.
My mom made mystery meat.
This bag weighs a ton.
The snow is a white blanket.
9
"Her skin was as white as snow" is and example of a(n)
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Simile
10
Define a metaphor?
Comparing two things using like or as
Comparing two things without using like or as
the same letter or sound at the beginning of a phrase
Exaggerated statements
11
Which answer is an example of hyperbole?
All of the above
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
I have a ton of homework
I've told you a million times
12
Which is an oxymoron?
Open secret
Burnt toast
Frozen ice
Freezer burnt
13
What is an example of an oxymoron?
Alone together
Pretty Ugly
Open secret
Larger half
14
Which is an example of personification?
time flies
time flies like a bird
time passes quickly
time is a vacuum
15
Which on is an idiom?
A piece of cake.
Kick the bucket.
The cat jumped over the fence.
The car was on the road.
16
Which of these sentences is the BEST example of alliteration?
Sally was at the beach
None of the above are examples of alliteration
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers.
Callie ate cookies by the caterpillar nest
17
What is a onomatopoeia.
comparing two thing without using like or as
An extreme exaggeration
Words that describes a sound.
Comparing two things using like or as
18
Words that describe sound
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Simile
19
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
a simile uses like/as to compare things, a metaphor does not
There is no difference
a metaphor uses like/as to compare things, a simile does not
a simile compares things, a metaphor contrasts things
20
"I'm starving to death" is an example of a(n)
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
21
Which example is a metaphor?
Her lips were rosebuds
The waves caressed the shoreline
Her eyes were like stars
The wind whistled through the trees

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