Simile/Metaphor
Is the following sentence a simile or a metaphor?
"He is like the sun."
Simile (uses like to compare two things)
Is the following sentence personification or alliteration?
"The blue boat sank beneath the beautiful Baltic Sea."
Alliteration
Is the following sentence an example of hyperbole or onomatopoeia?
"Ding-dong, the doorbell rang but nobody was home."
Onomatopoeia (Ding-dong)
Is the following sentence an example of Idiom or Irony?
"Just great, exclaimed the boy as he spilled soda on himself."
(Verbal) Irony
Which literary device is used here?
"Crack! The board split right in half as the boy did his karate chop."
Onomatopoeia (Sound word)
Is the following sentence a simile or a metaphor?
"He is my rock".
Metaphor (Compares two things with no like or as)
Is the following sentence personification or alliteration?
"The sheep sang with glee when the farmer sheered his wool."
Personification
Is the following sentence an example of hyperbole or onomatopoeia?
"I'm so exhausted I might fall over and die!"
Hyperbole (exaggeration)
Is the following an example of an idiom or irony?
"The two friends decided to bury the hatchet after their huge argument."
Idiom (Bury the hatchet)
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Is the following sentence a simile? (Answer yes or no)
"It was as if the sun was dancing through the trees."
NO, It doesn't compare anything!
It is personification though...
"The book called out to me; it seemed like a great read!"
Yes! (A book can't literally call out)
Does the following sentence use hyperbole?
"I'm so hungry I could eat an entire hamburger!"
NO! (People eat hamburgers all the time, this is not an exaggeration)
Which type of irony is used here? (Situational, verbal, or dramatic)
"The giant shark was about to leap from the water as it's unsuspecting victim sat on the surface sipping her water on a floatie without a care in the world."
Dramatic (Audience knows something that a character does not)
Answers will vary, must compare two things using "like" or "as".
What two literary devices are used here?
"Her backpack was a black hole, swallowing her belongings."
Metaphor AND Personification
Does the following sentence use personification, alliteration, both, or neither?
"The worried wind whispered wildly through the weeping willow."
BOTH (Wind can't whisper and repeating w sounds)
Does the following sentence use onomatopoeia, hyperbole, both, or neither?
"Wow, I never thought that would happen!"
Neither! (Wow is not a sound word, and there is no exaggeration)
Which type of irony is used here?
"The sign said "always open", and yet despite this, the store was most definitely closed."
Situational (we expect the store to be open, but it isn't)
Give an example of dramatic irony...
Answers will vary, must involve characters not knowing something that the audience does.
What two literary devices are used here?
"The slippery snake slithered like a shadow."
Simile AND Alliteration
Which two literary devices are used in this sentence?
"The morning sun yawned and stretched, ready to hit the ground running."
Personification AND Idiom
What two literary devices are used here?
"That coach is as dumb as a rock!"
Simile and Hyperbole (Compares coach to a rock using as and nobody is really that dumb!)
Which of the following is an idiom (choose all that apply)...
1. Bite off more than you can chew
2. Break the ice
3. Paint the wall
1 and 2 (Paint the wall is not an idiom)
Create a metaphor about the moon...
Answers will vary, must compare the moon to something without like or as.