Literary devices2
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Simile Metaphor
PersonificationHyperbole
AlliterationOnomatopoeia
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-A tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize what is
happening in a story or poem.
-Figurative Language is meant to be interpreted imaginatively and not
literally.
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Similes compares two UNLIKE things using the words “like” or “as.”
ExamplesHis smile is LIKE the sunset in summer. My love is like a red, red rose.
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Personification gives humanlike qualities or abilities to inanimate (lifeless) objects.
ExamplesThe wind whistled in her ear. The sun smiled down on the children while playing.
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Metaphors compare two UNLIKE things that have something in common.
Metaphors do NOT use the words “like” or “as. ”
Examples Love is a red, red rose. All the world is a stage.
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Complete the following lines using similes or metaphors.
1. Tim was as hungry as ___________.2. Today was hot like _____________. 3. The clouds moved slowly like __________. 4. Rita has the memory of ___________. 5. Today is hot enough to ___________.
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Hyperbole is when exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
It is not to be taken literally.
ExamplesI could sleep for a year.This book weighs a ton.
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o Puns are funny because they “play” on words.o A pun is made when one word is used to
suggest two or more meaningso Examples
o Two hats were hanging on a rack in the hallway. One hat says to the other, “You stay here. I’ll go on a head.”
o I couldn’t quite remember how to throw a boomerang, but eventually it came back to me.