Literary Devices
Figurative Language
Literary Elements
Text Structure
Author's Purpose
100
Poppetty-pop! What is this an example of?
Onomatopoeia
100
Lightening danced across the sky. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
personification
100
James and Lauren spotted something on the sidewalk outside a store. It was a wallet full of money. Right away, they took the wallet to a grown up. James and Lauren are what in this short story?
Characters
100
(A) It rains a lot in Hawaii. (B) The average rainfall is 63.7 inches. (C) It typically rains 194 days a year.
What are sentences B and C in relation to sentence A?
Details
100
Old Mr. Sugars ate only boogers, never a steak or a bean. "I'm not only thin," he said with a grin, "but my skin is a cool shade of green." What is the author's purpose?
To entertain
200
Personification, Hyperbole, Simile, Onomatopoeia, and Idiom are all examples of what?
Figurative Language
200
I walked a million miles to get here! This is an example of what?
hyperbole
200
"No, " said the Whale. "What is it like?"
"Nice, " said the small Stute Fish. "Can you catch some?"
What is this an example of?
Dialogue (conversation between characters)
200
Many people think they can get sick when the weather changes suddenly. However, illness is not caused by the weather, it is caused by germs. What type of text structure is this?
Cause and Effect
200
Some people believe spiders are insects, but this is not true. Spiders belong to a group of arthropods call arachnids. A spider's body has only two sections, but an insects body has three. What is the author's purpose?
To inform
300
Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air.
What is an alliteration
300
My sister was a bear when she woke up in the morning! This is an example of what what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
300
Harry Potters battle against the evil wizard, Lord Voldemort, who murdered Harry's parents, and was trying to take over the wizarding world. What literary Element is this an example of?
Conflict
300
Birds and reptiles lay eggs. The shell of a reptile egg is not hard like the shell of a bird's egg. Instead, a reptile's egg is soft and leathery. What type of text structure is this?
Compare and Contrast
300
Schools across the country should switch from regular textbooks to digital textbooks. Regular textbooks are too heavy and don't have updated information. They are also expensive and contribute to deforestation. What is the author's purpose?
To persuade
400
Chase my eyes open wide, vivid skies illuminate the flash blinds, thunder crashes and the smell of rain is in the air. This example relates to what type of figurative language?
Imagery
400
This test is going to be a piece of cake! This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Idiom
400
Jamal gazed into the reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial on a hot August day in 1963. The main description in this sentence is an example of what literary element?
Setting
400
When horse back riding, there are many things you must do before you ride. First, brush the horse's coat and clean out its hooves. Next, put the saddle pad on and then put the saddle on the horse. After that, put on the bridle. Finally, you are ready to ride. What is this paragraph an example of?
Sequential Order
400
"The sun is a glorious glowing orb of golden heat and light, giving life to everything it touches." and "The sun is a flaming ball of fire and blinding light, burning anything that's under it's rays for too long!" Both of these sentences describe the sun. There is a different _____________between them?
Voice
500
Often means good luck! What literary device is this an example of?
Symbolism
500
He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys! This is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
500
We know our sun is not the only star in the sky. We also know there are planets outside of our solar system. What are these planets like? Could they support life?
The sun is not the only star in the sky is significant in this paragraph because why?
It is the main idea
500
In the fairy tale Rapunzel, the princess is locked in a tall tower. She uses her exceptionally long hair to escape from the tower. This example show what type of text structure?
Problem/Solution
500
After the mysterious and sudden vanishing of a young boy, the people of a small town begin to uncover secrets of a government lab, portals to another world, and a sinister monsters. This is a _________________of the Netflix series Stranger Things.
Summary