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A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
What is personfication?
"Wearily wandering wolves"
What is alliteration?
An exaggerated statement
What is hyperbole?
Hat Cat Sat is an example of this literary device
What is rhyme?
"There's bitter butter in this batter"
What is alliteration?
(1) Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
a)The wind whispered through the trees
b)The trees waved gently in the breeze
c)The silly cat sat silently in the scorching sun
c)The silly cat sat silently in the scorching sun
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The sleepy sunflower bent down when the sun went down.
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
Irony
Personification
*Thank you Kayla!*
Language that evokes a mental image of any of the five senses
What is imagery?
Jumbo shrimp is an example of this
What is an oxymoron?
Apparently contradictory terms that appear directly alongside one another
What is an oxymoron?
An offhand reference to a person/place/event/another work of literature within a text
What is an allusion?
An appeal to the audiences’ emotions
What is pathos?
Direct comparisons that state one thing is another.
What is metaphor?
The use of an object or phenomenon to represent a more abstract idea
What is symbolism?
TRUE OR FALSE: irony is when the audience knows something is happening before the character themselves knows
False?
Do you know which of the following options is a metaphor?
a. You're sitting to win the lottery
b. She's sitting to win the lottery
c. You're sitting on a winning lottery
d. He's sitting to win the lottery
C. You're sitting on a witting lottery
*Thank you Cristiano!*
"There's no "I" in team" is an example of this literary device
What is cliche?
Which sentence contains an example of personification?
A) The old house seemed to sigh with relief as the storm passed.
B) The dog barked loudly at the stranger.
C) He was as strong as an ox, lifting the heavy box.
D) The mountain was tall and rugged.
A) The old house seemed to sigh with relief as the storm passed.
*Thank you Kaylah!*
The word blue in the statement "I'm feeling blue" is the example of the use of this literary device
What is connotation?
Her voice is as dynamic as Whitney Houston's.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Personfication
A. Simile
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What is personification?
A. Giving human qualities to non-human things
B. A direct comparison between two things
C. An indirect comparison using “like” or “as”
D. A story with a hidden meaning
A. Giving human qualities to non-human things
Thank you Kerlise!
The student is as uncertain as the weather. Choose the correct statement below that corresponds with the sentence.
A. The weather and the student both have a similarity; uncertainty
B. The weather is not uncertain
C. The student is predictable/certain
D. The sentence above is a metaphor because of its utilisation of ‘as’
A. The weather and the student both have a similarity; uncertainty
Thank you Kiersten!
Her face was a solid rock, unmoving and unchanging.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Personification
B. Metaphor
Thank you Alex!
Which phrase is an example of a metaphor?
a) He swims like a fish.
b) The classroom was a zoo.
c) She danced gracefully.
d) The clouds hung low.
b) The classroom was a zoo.
Thank you Rennero!