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Name that Literary Device
Simile or Metaphor?
Hyperbole or Personification?
Compared to what?
100
An extreme exaggeration.
What is Hyperbole?
100
The sun smiled down at me.
What is Personification?
100
The clouds were as dark as a black cat in the night.
What is a Simile?
100
It was so cold, even the polar bears were wearing jackets.
What is Hyperbole?
100
The wind whispered through the trees. What word is showing a human-like quality?
What is whispered?
200
Giving human-like qualities to animals, ideas or things.
What is Personification?
200
The sun was so hot, the earth melted!
What is Hyperbole?
200
"Men's words are bullets, that their enemies take up and make use of against them." (George Savile, Maxims of State)
What is a Metaphor?
200
My computer hates me.
What is Personification?
200
His face was red as fire when he found out he lost his wallet. What two things are being compared?
What is his face and fire?
300
Comparing two things using "like" or "as".
What is a Simile?
300
He was as fast as a rocket!
What is a Simile?
300
"The rain came down in long knitting needles." (Enid Bagnold, National Velvet)
What is a Metaphor?
300
Snow had wrapped a white blanket over the city.
What is Personification?
300
Her hair was so long, it wrapped around the earth twice. What part of this sentence is considered Hyperbole?
What is it wrapped around the earth twice?
400
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as".
What is a Metaphor?
400
His room was a pig pen.
What is a metaphor?
400
"Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep." (Carl Sandburg)
What is a Simile?
400
I bounced so high on the trampoline, I jumped over the moon and came back down!
What is Hyperbole?
400
The tornado was a blender, twisting everything in its path. What two things are being compared?
What is the tornado to a blender?
500
Words and phrases that help paint a picture in the reader's mind.
What is Figurative Language?
500
I've said it a million times!
What is Hyperbole?
500
"It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog." (The Beatles)
What is a Simile?
500
The lightning lashed out with anger.
What is Personification?
500
The paper airplane was a meteor, sailing through the classroom sky. What two things are being compared?
What is the paper airplane and a meteor?