Literary Devices

simile

100

What is a simile?

A comparison using "like" or "as."

200

Complete the simile: "As quick as a ____."

Flash

300

She sings like an angel" is an example of what literary device?

Simile

400

Write a simile using "like."

Answers will vary. An example might be: "The cake was as light as a feather."

Metaphors

100

What is a metaphor?

A comparison without using "like" or "as

200

Identify the metaphor in this phrase: "The classroom was a zoo."

• "The classroom was a zoo."

300

Life is a rollercoaster" is an example of what literary device?

Metaphor

400

Write a metaphor.

Answers will vary. An example could be: "He is a shining star."

Alliter

100

What is alliteration?

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

200

Find the alliteration in this sentence: "Sally sold sea shells by the seashore."

The repeated "s" sound in "Sally sold sea shells."

300

Which literary device is used in the phrase "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?

Alliteration

400

Write a phrase using alliteration.

Answers will vary. An example could be: "Big blue balloons."

Personifica

100

What is personification?

Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

200

The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of what literary device?

_{Personification}

300

What is being personified in this sentence: "The waves danced along the shore"?

The waves

400

Write a sentence with personification.

Answers will vary. An example might be: "The sun smiled down on us."