Literary Devices Part I

Question 1

Identify the device used: "The wind whispered to the trees; something was changing."

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Personification

Question 2

A phrase or expression that does not literally mean what it says.

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Idiom

Question 3

Identify the device used: "Her passion was like a fire burning in her gut."

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Similie

Question 4

Identify the device used: "The falling snow is a white blanket covering the ground."

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Metaphor

Question 5

Identify the device used: "The pond was as slick as glass, reflecting the full moon above."

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Simile

Question 6

Giving non-human objects human characteristics.

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Personification

Question 7

A comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as.

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Simile

Question 8

Jenna was so glad winter break was over: her brother was driving her up the wall.

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Idiom

Question 9

A comparison between two unlike things, not using the words like or as.

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Metaphor

Question 10

Identify the device used: "This computer is the best thing since sliced bread!"

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Idiom

Question 11

Identify the device used: "The forgotten chair sat alone, dusty and brooding in the corner."

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Personification

Question 12

Identify the device used: "Thomas jumped up to the net, his legs bouncy springs."

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Metaphor

Questions 12