15 Common Literary Devices

1st List

40

The moon played hide-and-seek with the clouds.

(Is an example of what?)

Personification

_{(I'm pretty sure the moon can't "play.")}

80

Those lazy lizards are lying like lumps in the leaves.

(Is an example of what?)

Alliteration

150

I know you have been working for this company for months, but you're being let go.

("Let go" was substituted as an example of what?)

Euphemism

_{(Used "let go" to sound more polite instead of "your fired")}

2nd List

40

Figurative comparison that doesn’t use “like” or “as."

Metaphor

80

_{Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?}

^{A. I saw the dappled sunlight through the leaves.}

^{B. I enjoyed the sweet, sun ripened fruit.}

^{C. I felt such excitement as the wind whooshed past my ear.}

^{D. The fog was a heavy, wet blanket smothering the city.}

C is the right answer.

_{("Whooshed" is an imitation of the sound made when something passes by.)}

150

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

(Is an example of what?)

Juxtaposition

_{(Contrasting old and new; Indicates someone either too old or no way to change a person's mind or manner.)}

3rd List

40

We have so many snacks, it can feed the entire human population.

(Is an example of what?)

Hyperbole

80

Descriptive/figurative language that uses the reader's senses.

Imagery

150

Life is like a movie. You'll never know when a plot twist happens.

(Is an example of what?)

Analogy

_{(Life and movie is said to be alike because both have plot twists.)}

4th List

40

Heart🖤 to show Affection.

(Is an example of what?)

Symbolism

80

^{What is foreshadowing?} 

^{A. A hint or clue of what won't happen in the future.}

^{B. The description of a character's actions.}

^{C. A hint of clue of what will happen in the future.}

C is the right answer.

150

Things got harder in her life, but she just kept swimming.

(Is an example of what?)

Allusion

_{("Just kept swimming" reference from Finding Nemo)}

5th List

40

The girl was as agile as a monkey.

Simile

80

Refers to the choice of words that a speaker/writer uses.

Diction

150

Telling a rude costumer to "Have a nice day."

(Is an example of what?)

Irony

_{(Because.... you wish them to have a nice day after being rude.)}