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Examples of literary devices

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Which literary device uses "like" or "as"?

simile

"Silly Sam sold the snickerdoodles!" Is an example of what literary device?

Alliteration

"It took me 3 years to get my homework done, and then I had to walk 1,000 miles to my friends house!" Is an example of which literary device?

Hyperbole

That project was a piece of cake! It is raining cats and dogs! You are pulling my leg aren't you? These are examples of which literary device?

Idiom

Which literary device means "The use of words or phrases meaning the opposite of what someone really means or thinks, especially in order to be funny."? Simile Irony Personification

Irony

"The classroom was a zoo!" Is an example of which literary device.

Metaphor

When you use descriptive language that assigns human characteristics to nonhuman things it is called? Example: The ball was friendly and spunky!

Personification

The poem "She had some horses" begins each line with the same word or phrase: This is an example of which literary device?

Anaphora

When a character in a poem or story is speaking the words they speak are encased in quotation marks. This is an example of? "I am happy here at school" the student said with excitement. The teacher replied "I am so glad to hear, that".

Dialogue

A place where a line in poetry ends is called?

Line break

A basic unit in poetry. When used together they form stanzas.

Line

A group of lines in poetry is called?

Stanza

True or False This is an example of a slant rhyme. There once was a fuzzy worm who saw bees in a swarm

True

When an author uses specific words to create an "attitude" of the poem they are using which literary device?

Tone

Give me an example of a simile.

True