📚 Name That Device
This literary device compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
"The moon smiled down on the sleeping town." Name the device AND identify the evidence.
Personification; "smiled."
x + 9 = 21
x = 12
This student wants to become a barber when they're older
Who is Wilberto?
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!” What literary device is this?
Hyperbole
"The classroom was a zoo." What literary device is being used?
What is a metaphor?
"Her backpack weighed a thousand pounds." What is the device, and what effect does the exaggeration create?
Hyperbole; it emphasizes how extremely heavy the backpack feels.
5x = 35
x = 7
Which people in this room share their fun fact of enjoying gaming?
Who are Mr. DJ and Hayden
What gas do humans need to breathe in order to survive?
What is oxygen?
"The wind whispered through the trees." What literary device gives a nonhuman thing a human action?
What is personification?
"He was as quiet as a mouse." What is the device, and what is the evidence?
Simile; "as quiet as a mouse."
2x + 7 = 19
x = 6
Which students want the superpower to teleport?
Who are Jeremiah and Arionna?
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
What is Jupiter ?
"I've told you a million times to clean your room!" What device uses an extreme exaggeration?
What is hyperbole?
An author describes a dark hallway using words like "cold," "empty," "flickering," and "echoing." What device is being used, and what does it help the reader do?
Imagery; it helps the reader visualize/experience the setting.
4x − 9 = 27
x = 9
Which two people in this room consider French Fries their favorite food?
Who are Mr. DJ and Christian
If x = 6, what is the value of 3x + 4?
What is 22?
This device refers to the literal, dictionary definition of a word rather than the feelings or associations connected to it.
What is denotation?
An author changes the word "walked" to "stomped." Explain how this change could affect the tone.
"Stomped" could create an angry, frustrated, aggressive, or upset tone.
7x − 13 = 43
x = 8
According to our class survey, which two students don't have a favorite video game?
Who are Leilah and Jeremiah
A character walks into an abandoned house. The author writes:
“The hallway seemed to breathe as the cold wind moved through the broken windows. The floorboards creaked beneath her feet. She whispered, ‘I really hope I’m not alone.’”
Identify TWO literary devices used in this passage and explain how each one affects the reader.
Personification
Imagery
Tone