Literary Devices

The old man's voice was as rough as sandpaper.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The wind whispered through the trees, inviting them to dance.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Time is a thief.

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I've told you a million times to clean your room!

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Her smile was like sunshine on a rainy day.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The world is a stage.

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The teacher's eyes sparkled like diamonds as she shared her passion for literature.

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

My backpack weighs a ton!

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Her voice was music to his ears.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D