Definitions
This literary device is a play on words that sound alike or have similar meanings. An example is "I quit being a baker because I couldn't make enough dough."
This is a pun. The phrase "I couldn't make enough dough" means two things: I couldn't make enough of the things I wanted to sell and I couldn't make enough money.
What is this an example of?
"The wooden table was as solid as a rock"
This is a simile, comparing a wooden table and a rock. It means the table is solid.
What literary device is this an example of?
"Don't go and leave me in the dirt" (Sam Smith)
This is a metaphor: it means to leave someone behind.
She can run as fast as a _________
Cheetah, among others.
What is a synonym of fearful?
Anxious is a synonym of fearful.
An extreme exaggeration used to be funny or make a point.
This is hyperbole.
What literary device is this? "The apartment was so dirty that you would need a hazmat team to enter it."
This is hyperbole. The apartment is not so dirty that you need chemical protection. The writer is exaggerating for effect.
What literary device is this?
"We are like diamonds in the sky" (Rihanna)
This is a simile, comparing us to diamonds.
What is a human characteristic you can use here? The wind ______________ through the trees.
Whispered, among others.
What is an antonym of full?
Empty is an antonym of full. Starved is also an antonym of full.
Two words that seem to say opposite things, but are put together.
This is an oxymoron.
What literary device is this? "The teacher talked so much his tongue fell out."
This is hyperbole. His tongue didn't fall out!
What literary device is this?
"And he's long gone
when he's next to me" (Taylor Swift)
This is an oxymoron: the boyfriend is gone while next to me.
I'm so tired I could __________
I'm so tired I could sleep for a million years, among other possibilities.
What is a homophone of flour?
Flower is a homophone of flower.
A comparison between two things without using like or as. It says one thing is another.
This is a metaphor.
What literary device is this? "The messy house screamed for attention."
This is personification. A house cannot scream!
What literary device is this?
"'Cause baby, you're a firework"
Katy Perry, 2010
This is a metaphor.
The classroom as disorganized and chaotic. The classroom was a __________
The classroom was a zoo, among others.
What is an antonym of sun?
Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.
What does this literary device mean? Your teacher is an ocean of useful information.
This is a metaphor. The sentence compares your teacher to an ocean. It means she has a lot of useful information.
"But every day above ground is a great day, remember that"
Pitbull & Ne-Yo (2014)
Above ground is an oxymoron.
She is as happy as a __________
What is a homophone of deer?
Dear is a homophone of deer.