Literary Device Definitions
Name that Literary Device
Poetic Device Definitions
Name that poetic device
Comparison and Meaning
100
The message or lesson the author is trying to teach in a text.
What is theme?
100
Bang! Pop! Crash! Boom! Whisper...
What are examples of Onomotopoeia?
100
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
What is Rhyme Scheme?
100
It's so fluffy; I'm going to die! Despicable Me
What is Hyperbole?
100
The pizza called my name. What word is showing a human-like quality?
What is called?
200
An indirect reference to something familiar and/or famous
What is an allusion?
200
A chip on his shoulder
In a pickle
Cat got your tongue
What are examples of idioms?
200
A paragraph of a poem
What is a stanza?
200
The pencil sharpener ate my pencil.
What is Personification?
200
The two goldfish were like floating butterscotch candies. What two things are being compared?
What is the goldfish and butterscotch candies?
300
Something that represents something else
What is Symbolism?
300
Don't be such a Scrooge!
Her evil stepmother had her scrubbing the floors all day.
What are allusions?
300
Words that make or suggest a sound
What is a Onomatopoeia?
300
The snow was a white blanket over the city.
What is Metaphor?
300
It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing parkas. What part of this sentence is considered Hyperbole?
What is I saw polar bears wearing parkas?
400
A phrase not to be taken word for word
What is an idiom?
400
Golden daffodils beside a glistening lake.
What is an example of imagery?
400
The repetition of beginning sounds in a line of poetry
What is a Alliteration?
400
What is a Symbol?
400
The football player was a tornado, blasting his way through the opposing team. What two things are being compared?
What is the football player to a tornado?
500
Words and phrases that help paint a picture in the reader's mind.
What is Imagery?
500
What is an example of symbolism?
500
Giving human qualities to a non-human thing
What is a Personification?
500
He studies all of the time and is a regular Einstein.
What is allusion?
500
My brother has so many pets I'm going to call him Old McDonald! What is being compared?
What is brother and Old McDonald?