7th Grade Literary Devices | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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What is personification?

Giving non living things human characteristics. (The cupcake is calling my name.)

What do metaphors and similes both do? How are they different?

They both compare 2 ideas. Similes use "like" or "as" but metaphors do not.

Name the literary device: My blanket was holding me tight.

Personification

Name the literary device: "He runs like the wind."

Simile

What is a hyperbole?

An exaggeration ("I am so hungry I will eat 100 slices of pizza."

What is symbolism?

When something represents something different than its original meaning

Name the literary device: "I am so tired, I will sleep for a year."

Hyperbole

What is characterization?

How we describe a character based on how they look, act, feel, or what they say

Name the literary device: "The child is a teddy bear."

Metaphor

What type of characterization is this? Gina is a very generous person.

Direct Characterization

What are the 2 different types of characterizantion?

Direct and indirect

What is alliteration?

When the same first letter repeats itself in a sentence.

What type pf characterization is this? Gina emptied her wallet whenever she sees someone in need.

Indirect characterization

Name the literary device: "The sly, slithering snake snuck into the shed."

Alliteration

Name the literary device: The tall, blonde man wearing a blue puffy jacket walked quickly down the city street to get to the bus on time.

Imagery

What is a central idea?

A lesson learned

Name the literary device: A storm suddenly appears to show a time of danger

Symbolism (represents danger or violence)