Literary Devices (Year 6)

"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of ​ (a)  

• personification
• hyperbole
• simile
• onomatopoeia

"The classroom was a zoo." is an example of a ​ (a)  

• metaphor
• idiom
• simile
• alliteration

"The stars danced in the night sky" is an example of ​ (a)  

• personification
• alliteration
• hyperbole
• metaphor

Write 1 onomatopoeia (sound word)

Is it a simile or a metaphor?

Groups:

(a) Simile

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(b) Metaphor

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Alliteration is when two things are compared using 'like' or 'as.

• True

• False

Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration.

• True

• False

What is the meaning of the idiom "piece of cake"?

• very easy to do

• dessert made with frosting

• difficult challenge

• very surprising

Match the following

• I froze into an ice-cube.

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• It's raining cats and dogs.

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• The bacon sizzled in the pan.

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• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

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What sound is alliterated in this sentence:

The wild winds whipped through the willows.