Literary devices

Simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, imagery and other figures of speech.

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Common devices

Simile: compares using like/as. “Brave as a lion.”
Metaphor: says one thing is another. “Time is a thief.”
Personification: gives human qualities to non-human things. “The wind whispered.”
Alliteration: repeats starting consonant sounds. “Peter Piper picked…”
Hyperbole: deliberate exaggeration. “I’ve told you a million times.”
Onomatopoeia: words that imitate sounds. “Buzz”, “crash”.

Practice questions

“The classroom was a zoo.” This is an example of:	Easy
“The leaves danced in the wind.” This is:	Easy
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.” This is:	Easy
“The bees buzzed in the garden.” The word “buzzed” is an example of:	Easy
“She sells sea shells by the sea shore.” This line mainly uses:	Easy

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