Personification
“The trees waved goodbye as we drove away.”
What is this?
Personification
“He’s such a Grinch during the holidays.”
What is an allusion?
A dentist gets a cavity.
What type of irony is this?
What is situational irony?
“I’m so hungry I could eat a whole elephant.”
What figurative language is used?
Hyperbole
Which figurative language compares TWO things using “like” or “as”?
What is a simile?
Which word gives the object human qualities?
“The stubborn alarm clock refused to let me sleep.”
Refused
“She thought she could solve the problem like Sherlock Holmes.”
The allusion suggests she is—
Very intelligent or a great detective
“Oh great,” she said after dropping her phone in water.
What type of irony is this?
verbal irony
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.”
What figurative language is used?
Simile
Which type of irony occurs when readers know something the characters do not?
What is dramatic irony?
Explain how personification affects the mood in this sentence:
“The thunder growled angrily above the town.”
It creates a threatening or scary mood by making the storm seem alive.
“This group project has turned into the Titanic.”
What does the allusion MOST likely mean?
The project is failing or headed for disaster.
The audience knows the surprise party is happening, but the birthday girl does not.
What type of irony is this?
What is dramatic irony?
“The classroom was a circus.”
What figurative language is used?
Metaphor
What figurative language gives human qualities to nonhuman things?
What is personification?
Rewrite this sentence using personification:
“The rain fell heavily on the roof.”
“The rain attacked the roof all night.”
Why would an author use an allusion instead of directly explaining something?
To create deeper meaning and connect to something familiar.
Explain WHY this is ironic:
“A pilot is afraid of heights.”
Because pilots work high in the air, so it is unexpected.
“The sizzling bacon filled the kitchen with a smoky smell.”
What literary technique is MOST used?
Imagery
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses “like” or “as”; a metaphor directly compares without them.
Identify TWO examples of personification:
“The moon followed us home while the wind whispered secrets through the trees.”
“The moon followed us home” and “the wind whispered secrets”
Identify the allusion AND explain its meaning:
“After cheating on the test, Marcus carried the weight of the world like Atlas.”
Atlas; it suggests Marcus feels burdened or overwhelmed with guilt.
A student skips studying because they think the test will be easy. The test ends up being extremely difficult.
Identify the irony AND explain why.
Situational irony because the outcome is the opposite of what the student expected.
Identify THREE figurative language devices in this sentence:
“The wind screamed through the night while lightning danced across the sky like fireworks.”
Personification (“wind screamed”), personification (“lightning danced”), simile (“like fireworks”)
Read the sentence:
“The cafeteria exploded with laughter as the smell of pizza drifted through the air like a warm welcome.”
Identify THREE literary devices.
Personification (“cafeteria exploded”), imagery (“smell of pizza drifted”), simile (“like a warm welcome”)