Simile/Metaphor
Which of the following literary devices is a simile?
A. Blood is thicker than water.
B. He was a sneaky fox.
C. I told you what to do a million times.
D. His shoes were as shiny as a new car.
D. His shoes were as shiny as a new car.
DOUBLE POINTS
Which of the following literary devices is an onomatopoeia?
A. You hit the nail on the head.
B. He was a sneaky fox.
C. The bees buzzed around the flowers.
D. The hawk spied on the little mouse.
C. The bees buzzed around the flowers.
Which of the following literary devices is an alliteration?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. The hawk spied on the little mouse.
B. The hallway was a sea of students.
C. Frankie fried fish sticks on Friday.
D. I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
C. Frankie fried fish sticks on Friday.
Which of the following literary devices is a hyperbole?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. Her hair was a sea of twisted worms.
B. “The girl sneezed, “achoo!”
C. I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
D. His shoes were as shiny as a new car.
C. I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
TRIPLE POINTS
Which of the following literary devices is personification?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. He was as handsome as a sports car.
B. Anger flew through the courtroom.
C. The water balloon hit the sidewalk with a splat.
D. Please pretend Pete ate his dinner.
B. Anger flew through the courtroom.
Which of the following literary devices is a metaphor?
A. “That car costs a bazillion dollars.”
B. You are as beautiful as a diamond.
C. The clouds were fluffy marshmallows.
D. Ding Dong. The sound of the doorbell woke me from sleep.
C. The clouds were fluffy marshmallows.
Which of the following literary devices is an onomatopoeia?
A. She sings like an angel.
B. The snake hissed as it slithered away.
C. Anger flew through the courtroom.
D. The frog sang in the moonlight
B. The snake hissed as it slithered away.
TRIPLE POINTS
Which of the following literary devices is an alliteration?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. The snake went, “hiss, hiss” as it slithered away.
B. That car costs a bazillion dollars.
C. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
D. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know which one you’re going to get.
C. She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
DOUBLE POINTS
Which of the following literary devices is a hyperbole?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. I told you what you needed to do a million times.
B. The soda crackled and fizzed in the glass.
C. The tiger spent the afternoon sunbathing.
D. After a long day at work, he was as hungry as a bear.
A. I told you what you needed to do a million times.
Which of the following literary devices is personification?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. Steven sank his ship on Saturday.
B. You are as lovely as a rose.
C. The frog sang in the moonlight.
D. The clouds were fluffy marshmallows.
C. The frog sang in the moonlight.
TRIPLE POINTS
Which of the following literary devices is a simile?
A. His brain is the size of a pea.
B. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know which one you’re going to get.
C. The flowers danced in the wind.
D. The girl sneezed, “Achoo!”
B. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know which one you’re going to get.
TRIPLE POINTS
Which of the following literary devices is an onomatopoeia?
A. The cold air whooshed across our faces.
B. The pencil cried as the boy turned the handle of the sharpener.
C. I told you what you needed to do a million times.
D. After a long day at work, he was as hungry as a bear.
A. The cold air whooshed across our faces.
Which of the following literary devices is an alliteration?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. The flowers danced in the wind.
B. Peter picked pumpkins in October.
C. Great minds think alike.
D. You are as beautiful as a rose.
B. Peter picked pumpkins in October.
Which of the following literary devices is a hyperbole?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. The snake went, “hiss, hiss” as it slithered away.
B. Anger flew through the courtroom.
C. If I don’t get tickets to the concert, I will die.
D. His shoes were as shiny as a new car.
C. If I don’t get tickets to the concert, I will die.
DOUBLE POINTS
Which of the following literary devices is personification?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. It takes two to tango.
B. The birds danced in the air.
C. The cat purred as I pet his head.
D. Everyone knew he was a rat.
B. The birds danced in the air.
Which of the following literary devices is metaphor?
A. She sings like an angel.
B. The flowers danced in the wind.
C. If I don’t get a new phone, I will die.
D. Her eyes were jewels sparkling in the sun.
D. Her eyes were jewels sparkling in the sun.
Which of the following literary devices is an onomatopoeia?
a. You are as beautiful as a diamond.
B. The flowers danced in the wind.
C. The soft drink crackled and fizzed in the glass.
D. You hit the nail on the head!
C. The soft drink crackled and fizzed in the glass.
TRIPLE POINTS
Which of the following literary devices is an alliteration?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. Don't count your chickens before they hatch!
B. Tommy turned twenty on Tuesday.
C. Her eyes were jewels sparkling in the sun.
D. His shoes were as shiny as a new car.
B. Tommy turned twenty on Tuesday.
Which of the following literary devices is a hyperbole?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. His brain is the size of a pea.
B. The cafeteria food was garbage.
C. Blood is thicker than water.
D. The clouds were fluffy marshmallows.
A. His brain is the size of a pea.
Which of the following literary devices is personification?
A. Katherine kicked her brother's kilt.
B. The hallway was a sea of students.
C. You are as beautiful as a diamond.
D. The flowers bent to the will of the wind.
D. The flowers bent to the will of the wind.
DOUBLE POINTS
Which of the following literary devices is a metaphor?
A. Those two girls are like two peas in a pod.
B. The schoolyard was a sea of students.
C. The tiger spent the afternoon sunbathing.
D. The boom of thunder could be heard in the distance.
B. The hallway was a sea of students.
Which of the following literary devices is an onomatopoeia?
A. Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
B. The cafeteria food was garbage.
C. His brain was the size of a pea.
D. The thunder boomed in the night sky.
D. The thunder boomed in the night sky.
DOUBLE POINTS
Which of the following literary devices is an alliteration?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. The girls had been fabulous friends forever.
B. Those girls are like two peas in a pod.
C. The frog sang in the moonlight.
D. The girl's hair was a sea of twisted worms.
A. The girls had been fabulous friends forever.
Which of the following literary devices is a hyperbole?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. You hit the nail on the head.
B. That man is as tall as a house.
C. Those two girls are like two peas in a pod.
D. Her eyes were jewels sparkling in the sun.
B. That man is as tall as a house.
Which of the following literary devices is personification?
Be prepared to explain how you know.
A. Her eyes were jewels sparkling in the sun.
B. The hawk spied on the little mouse.
C. If I don’t get tickets to the concert, I will die.
D. Some say it's okay to tell a white lie to others.
B. The hawk spied on the little mouse.