Literary Techniques

'The sun smiled down upon the green fields' is an example of which technique?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of these is a simile?

• It was a hot, hot day.

• It was as hot as the sun.

• The classroom was an oven.

• Sweat poured down his face, blinding him as he tried to work.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of these best describes a metaphor?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A word which sounds like what it means

• A comparison which describes something by saying it is something else.

• A description of an object as if it were a person.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What are connotations?

• The literal meaning of a word.

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A word to describe a person, place or thing.

• An idea or feeling associated with a word.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

All of these words can describe someone who does not like to spend money. Which word has positive connotations?

• Economical

• Stingy

• Selfish

• Miserly

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does hyperbole mean?

• The thoughts or feelings that are associated with a word.

• A word to describe an action.

• Exaggerating to make a point.

• A word which sounds like what it means.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

'The pancakes were stacked a mile high' is an example of which technique?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

'Life is a rollercoaster' is an example of which technique?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of these is a metaphor?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• The children behaved like animals.

• The children's yells could be heard in Australia!

• The pencil was broken with a snap!

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of these is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• The children behaved like animals.

• The children's yells could be heard in Australia!

• The pencil was broken with a snap!

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5