Literary devices

My love is like a red, red rose.

• Allusion
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification

Snow speaks to the people; it’s falling above in the glooming sunlight. Its white, sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air.

• Allusion
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification

The baby was as snug as a bug in a rug.

• Allusion
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Joe’s boots broke the forest’s silence. A full moon peeked out from behind two clouds. Tree shadows illuminated the snow drifts in its shimmering light. Joe shivered as a cold gust of wind blew through his jacket.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Imagery
• Irony

“But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill.”
  -William Sharp

• Allusion
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Irony

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• Allusion
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification

What are literary devices?

• Techniques used by the author to express ideas

• Techniques used by the author to communicate deeper meaning

• Techniques used to make the writing more engaging and impactful

• Techniques used create an emotional response in the readers

Determine what literary device is used in the following sentence.

The crocodile’s teeth were daggers, ready to chomp down on a meal.

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Irony

What literary device is illustrated below:

"Life is a journey"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

What literary device is illustrated below?

A man who needs medical assistance is run over by the ambulance sent to help him.

• Pun

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Personification