Literary Devices

Front

"I wolfed down the ice-cream in hunger" is a

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

"Mary is as light as a feather" is a

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

"The tree danced gaily in the morning sun" is

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

"His humongous heart embraced the orphans" is

Back

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

"Never nibble on your nails when nervous" is

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Front

"The cloud ticked 'BOOM' early in the morning" is

Back

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

Comparison devices:

Back

Simile & Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D