Fun with Literary Devices

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A group of lines in a poem

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The stars were diamonds in the sky.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The classroom was a zoo.

What is a metaphor?

• A direct comparison between two things without using "like" or "as"

• A repeated phrase at the beginning of sentences

• A group of lines in a poem

• The repetition of consonant sounds

What is an anaphor?

• A word that refers back to another word in a sentence

• A repeated phrase at the beginning of sentences

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A group of lines in a poem

What is a stanza in poetry?

• A single line in a poem

• A group of lines forming a unit in a poem

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

What is a line in poetry?

• A group of lines forming a unit in a poem

• A single row of words in a poem

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

What is a line break in poetry?

• The end of a line in a poem

• A group of lines forming a unit in a poem

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The cat sat on the mat.

• She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• The wind was a howling wolf.

• The sun was like a golden ball.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• The car was as fast as lightning.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• The stars twinkled like diamonds.

Which of the following is an example of an anaphor?

• "I have a dream" repeated in Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech

• The sun was like a golden ball.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The stars were diamonds in the sky.