Literary Devices

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

comparison using “like” or “as”
Example: she is as fast as a cheetah

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

A direct comparison without ”like” or “as”
Example: he is a rock in rough times

Question 3

Personification

Answer 3

giving human qualities to nonhuman things
Example: “The wind whispered through the streets”

Question 4

Irony

Answer 4

when something happens that is unexpected or opposite of what it meant
Example: A fire station burns down

Question 5

Oxymoron

Answer 5

two opposite words put together
Example: bittersweet

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

extreme exaggeration
Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!

Question 7

Alliteration

Answer 7

repeating the same starting sound/letter in words close together
Example: Sally sold seashells by the seashore

Question 8

Allusion

Answer 8

a reference to something famous like a book, movie, or history
Example: this place is like the garden of eden

Question 9

Foreshadowing

Answer 9

hinting to something that will happen later
Example: someone saying “I have a bad feeling about this” before something bad happens