Spot the Device
"The hawk dropped from the cloudless sky like a heavy stone." Name the figurative device used.
What is a simile?
"Silent swallows soared swiftly over the tranquil lake." Name the sound device used.
What is alliteration?
"Outside the cabin, the winter wind clawed viciously at the wooden shutters." How does personifying the wind affect the mood of the scene?
What is creating a threatening, hostile, or dangerous mood?
"The veteran teacher was a lighthouse in a storm for struggling students." What does comparing the teacher to a lighthouse mean?
What is showing that the teacher provides safety, guidance, and direction during difficult times?
"The morning breeze gently lifted the young bird's wings and urged it to fly." Name the figurative device used.
What is personification?
"The teacher assigned a massive research project on Friday, and with one simple announcement, half the class's weekend plans disappeared like a Thanos snap."
What is an allusion?
"After running twenty-six miles, the athlete collapsed onto the track like a deck of scattered cards." How does this simile shape the tone?
What is emphasizing total physical exhaustion?
"When investigators unlocked the dusty attic room, they realized opening that door was Pandora's box." What does this allusion mean in context?
What is opening something that unintentionally releases a wave of unexpected troubles and complications?
"The teacher had explained the essay instructions a million times before the final bell rang." Name the figurative device used.
hyperbole?
"When the school year finally ended on Friday, the teacher was walking on air." Name the figurative device used.
What is an idiom?
"The dry chalk scritch-scratched across the slate board." How does this use of onomatopoeia impact the room's atmosphere?
What is creating a harsh, irritating, or unpleasantly tense atmosphere?
"In the weeks leading up to her performance at Carnegie Hall, the pianist was burning the midnight oil." What does this idiom convey about her behavior?
What is showing that she was working and practicing late into the night through intense effort?