Literary Device Definitions
Give the definition of a simile
A is a figure of speech that compares two things using like or as.
Give the definition of an alliteration
The repeated use of the same beginning sound.
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
What is dramatic irony?
Occurs when the audiences knows something the characters do not
Give the definition of a hyperbole.
Language that is exaggerated to emphasize a point.
Give the definition of imagery
Refers to the use of language to create vivid/sensory experiences for the reader.
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
What is the following statement an example of? Be specific.
"A cop getting arrested"
Situational irony
Give the definition of a personification
When human traits or characteristics are given to a non-human object.
Give the definition of irony
Irony is a literary device in which statements are contradictory to what appears to be true.
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
What is the following statement an example of?
"Despite their mother’s warnings, the children chose to chew with their mouths open"
An alliteration
Give the definition of an onomatopoeia
An onomatopoeia is when a word is formed based on the sound associated with it.
What is situational irony?
Occurs when the opposite of what is expected happens.
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"
Situational irony
What is the following an example of? Be specific.
"Calling a messy room clean"
Verbal Irony
Give the definition of a metaphor
A figure of speech that is applied to an object or speech with a non-literal meaning.
What is verbal irony?
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
What is the following an example of? Be Specific.
"Romeo and Juliet the audience knows Juliet is not dead but Romeo doesn't"
Dramatic irony