literary devices with examples

Front

Simile

Back

The basketball player was as big as an elephant.

Answer explanation

The basketball player was as big as an elephant.

Front

Metaphor

Back

Her house was a cave.

Answer explanation

Her house was a cave.

Front

Personification

Back

Death wandered the battlefield.

Answer explanation

Death wandered the battlefield.

Front

Hyperbole

Back

There are millions of other things to do.

Answer explanation

There are millions of other things to do.

Front

Irony

Back

The fire station caught fire last night.

Answer explanation

The fire station caught fire last night.

Front

Foreshadowing

Back

Sam wished he could rid himself of the sick feeling in his gut that told him something terrible was going to happen.

Answer explanation

Sam wished he could rid himself of the sick feeling in his gut that told him something terrible was going to happen.

Front

Flashback

Back

When she saw the old doll in the attic, it took me back to the day it was given to me by my grandmother.

Answer explanation

When she saw the old doll in the attic, it took me back to the day it was given to me by my grandmother.

Front

Symbol

Back

The CROWS in a scene where they are circling an old man's house.

Answer explanation

The CROWS in a scene where they are circling an old man's house.

Front

Allegory

Back

The story of the Tortise and the Hare.

Answer explanation

The story of the Tortise and the Hare.

Front

Imagery

Back

The leaves wet with crystalized dew, smelt of fresh summer days...

Answer explanation

The leaves wet with crystalized dew, smelt of fresh summer days...