Literary Devices Identification

"It's raining cats and dogs!" is an example of what literary device?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"The sunflower raised its face toward the sun." is an example of what literary device?

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"I've told you a million times!" is an example of which literary device?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Idioms

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Sally sells seashells by the sea shore." is an example of which literary device?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"She has a heart of gold." is an example of which literary device?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"He is as cool as a cucumber." is an example of what literary device.

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4