Literary Devices

Front

Inanimate objects given human traits: 'the trees danced in the wind.'

Back

personification

Front

Reader's feeling when reading a story.

Back

mood

Front

Simile: Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

Comparing two unlike things using 'like' and 'as'.

Front

The assignment was a breeze is an example of...

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Metaphor

Front

Personification

Back

Giving human qualities to nonliving things.

Front

Onomatopoeia is...

Back

The use of a word associated with a sound.

Front

Tired after school, I slept for a month!

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hyperbole

Front

"The stars will cry." The figurative language used is _______

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Personification

Front

"I am as hungry as a bear!" This figurative language is _______

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simile

Front

"Peter pranced playfully around the playground" is an example of...

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alliteration