Literary Devices

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An extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.5

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A direct comparison of two unlike things, not using like or as.

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metaphor

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.5

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A comparison of two unlike things, using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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simile

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.5

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When the same sounds are used at the beginning of several words in a sentence - 'all the sounds are the same'.

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alliteration

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.5

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A word that represents a sound - the word sounds like the sound it makes.

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onomatopoeia

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.5

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When a non-human object is given human qualities or emotions.

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Personification

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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.5

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Choose the literary device being used for this sentence: “The wind whispered through the trees.”

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Personification

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The cake was so delicious, it was like a slice of heaven. Choose the literary device being used for this sentence:

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Simile

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Choose the literary device being used for this sentence: The sun is a golden ball in the sky.

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Metaphor

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Choose the literary device being used for this sentence: The rusty gate creaked and groaned as it opened.

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Personification