Literary Devices Examples

A scene in a movie or novel set in a time earlier than the main story is what?

• flashback

• imagery

• alliteration

• onomatpoeia

"I laughed like a hyena" is an example of what?

• metaphor

• repetition

• simile

• embarrassment

"Jumbo shrimp" and "alone together" are examples of ________

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

• personification

• alliteration

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• pun

• alliteration

Which of these is a metaphor?

• it's hard as a rock

• it's soft as a feather

• it's a zoo in here

• it's clear as mud

Which is the definition of personification?

• comparison using "like" or "as"

• attribution of personal qualities to something nonhuman

• exaggeration

• several words with the same beginning letter

Select the example of onomatopoeia

• buzz

• microwave

• flash

• scream

Which words indicate a simile?

• like & as

• yes & no

• as & maybe

• up & down

A reference to another piece of literature, movie, or pop culture is called _________________

• alliteration

• allusion

• accidental

• plagiarism

A metaphor does this:

• bounces up and down

• repeats

• directly compares two things

• has similar sounds