Literary Device Definitions
Give the definition of a simile
A is a figure of speech that compares two things using like or as.
The repeated use of the same beginning sound.(more than 2 words)
What is an alliteration?
What literary device is the following word?
"Pop"
An onomatopoeia
The following statement is an example of what?
"Peter picked a pickled pepper"
An alliteration
"Time crawled like a sleepy snail"
What is simile?
It explicitly compares the slow passage of time to a snail using the comparative word "like"
Give the definition of a hyperbole.
Language that is exaggerated to emphasize a point.
Refers to the use of language to create vivid/sensory experiences for the reader. Using the 5 senses.
What is imagery?
What is the following statement an example of?
"The ships wool was as soft as a cloud"
A simile
The following statement is an example of what?
"The clock screamed at me, for it was time to go work"
A personification
"morning sun spilled golden honey"
What is metaphor?
It directly equates the warm, yellow morning sunlight to "golden honey" without using "like or "as" rather "to be"
Give the definition of a personification
When human traits or characteristics are given to a non-human object.
A literary device in which statements are contradictory to what appears to be true.
What is irony?
What is the following statement an example of?
"The leaves danced in the wind"
This is an example of a personification
The following statement is an example of what?
"He is a night owl"
A metaphor
"the city woke up with a roar"
What is personification?
It assigns human attributes and actions (waking up, roaring) to non-human entities like a city.
Give the definition of an onomatopoeia
An onomatopoeia is when a word is formed based on the sound associated with it.
Is an appropriate word or phrase used in place of one that might be considered inappropriate.
What is euphemism?
What is the following statement an example of?
"Life is a box of chocolates"
What is the following statement an example of? Be specific.
"A pilot has a fear of heights"
Irony
"break the ice"
What is idiom?
A culturally understood phrase. It does not literally mean smashing frozen water; it means overcoming social awkwardness or starting a conversation to ease tension.
Give the definition of a metaphor
A figure of speech that is applied to an object or speech with a non-literal meaning. Uses "to be"
Two words together that are opposing or in conflict with each other.
What is oxymoron?
What is the following statement an example of?
"I was dying laughing"
A hyperbole
What is the following statement an example of?
"The desert was a vast expanse of sandy dunes and barren rocks"
Imagery
"backpack weighed a million punds"
What is hyperbole
An extreme, impossible exaggeration used to emphasize how heavy and burdensome the student's backpack felt.