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Literary Devices!
Literary Devices!
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A quick and easy review of literary elements, for grade 7's
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“
Creeeak!
Mona’s knee wasbeginning to give out. She had been posing for this artist for hours!”
allusion
personification
simile
onomatopoeia
2
Buzzzzz............Creak! Crack ! Squeak! OWWWWWW! are examples of....
Funny sounds
metaphors
simile
Onomatopoeia
3
The image is an example of what device?
hyperbole
idiom
a sad boy
drama
4
“Her
smile
was a twisted
serpent
.” This is a great ............
imagery
metaphor
allusion
personification
5
Tony talks too much in Mrs. Timothy's reading class
alliteration
metaphor
Onomatopoeia
simile
6
Good imagery in writing usually involves what senses?
all of the above
taste/touch
sight
sound/smell
7
My car’s headlights
winked
at me. This a great example of what device?
oxymoron
idiom
Personification
allusion
8
It's a piece of cake is an idiom that means what in plain 'ol English?
It's a yummy dessert
This is the best dessert
It's all about the cake
It's an easy job
9
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of..
idiom
personfication
hyperbole
alliteration
10
"This House is a prison!" exclaimed Will Ferrell. What device was he using to make his point?
Metaphor
simile
He was just being dramatic
hyperbole
11
"Snap ! Crackle! Pop! from the infamous Rice Krispies commercials is an example of ..
great humor in a commercial
personification
onomatopoeia
simile
12
I am as hungry as a wolf is an example of which device?
silly saying
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
13
Peaceful prayer is powerful... This is an example of which device?
caring
allusion
alliteration
Catholicism
14
She walked along the bright, green,dewy grass and smelled the fragrant roses...is what device?
simile
imagery
metaphor
idiom
15
"The skunk thought the stump stunk"
personification
metaphor
alliteration
simile
16
"Whoop, there it is! What type of figurative language is he using?
onomatopoeia
metaphor
idiom
A simile
17
Those rapping Hamsters that drive the Kia Soul is an example of what device?
pure insanity
hyperbole
Why drive a Soul when you can drive a Jeep
personification
18
Language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind is called what?
imagery
forgery
imaginary
idiom
19
"Freddie is a pig when he eats," is an example of a ....
metaphor
simile
someone eating too much
imagery
20
"BettyBotter bought some butter,but, she said, the butter’s bitter" Is an example of what?
Simile
1. Metaphor
Alliteration
1. Onomatopoeia:
21
“Her dark, straight
hair
was
as
heavy
as
a
wool blanket
in the afternoon heat.”is an example of
onomatopoeia
of personification
imagery
simile
22
Using the words 'like' or 'as' to compare two different things is a...
metaphor
simile
literary device
imagery
23
What is it called when you give human qualities to an object or animal ?
personification
simile
imagery
irony
24
An exaggeration could also be called a what?
hyperbole
funny
joke
metaphor
25
If I repeat the same sound over an over in a sentence I might be....
idiom
alliteration
hyperbole
metaphor
26
In Transformers the vehicles are able to talk and express feelings just like people. This is ..
simile
personification
allusion
oxymoron
27
"Her eyes sparkled like the stars"
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
idiom
28
Stop and smell the roses is an idiom that means what is everyday language?
Roses have the best fragrance of all flowers
Roses are the most beautiful plants
to garden
Take the time to appreciate life
29
Lightning danced across the sky & The wind howled in the night. = What device?
Personification
imagery
simile
great writing
