Literary Devices and Modes of Storytelling

The giant tree was ablaze with red, orange, and gold leaves. This is an example of......

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

I am as hungry as a bear!

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The wind whistled through the trees during the storm.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The raindrops danced on the tabletop.

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile

• Idiom

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CCSS.L.6.5A

I was so tired after school that I slept for a month!

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The last day of school is like a day at the beach—easy and relaxing.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Trying to shop for gifts on Black Friday is like running with the bulls in Spain.

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the meaning of this simile?

My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time.

• Her hair is red

• She gets really angry

• She talks really loudly

• She spits when she talks

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D