Literary Devices

"Across the street, a bright-eyed girl chases her dog. A grandma on a porch fingers her rosaries."

What poetic device is this an example of?

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Voice

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Heavy clouds crowding, a society storming."

What poetic device is this an example of?

• tone

• alliteration

• pun

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Like light, we can't be broken, even when we bend."

What poetic device is this an example of?

• metaphor

• simile

• paraphrase

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

"Juliet is the sun."

What poetic device is this an example of?

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• tone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The bee buzzed past the queen."

What poetic device is this an example of?

• mood

• personification

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"I thought I'd awaken to a world in mourning."

What poetic device is this an example of?

• personification

• mood

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The silence was deafening."

• simile

• voice

• paraphrase

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

"I had to wait in the station for ten days– an eternity."

What poetic device is this an example of?

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Your teeth are like stars; they come out at night."

What poetic device is this an example of?

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"The breeze kissed my cheek."

What poetic device is this an example of?

• pun

• persona

• personification

• paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A