Literary Devices

Literary Devices Match the term with the correct definition. Metaphor Comparison WITHOUT using like or as Simile Comparison using like or as Hyperbole Exaggeration Personification Giving human traits or actions to non-human things Repetition Repeating Words Alliteration Similar beginning letter sounds Onomatopoeia Sound Words The old oak tree welcomed us home. Personification Simile Hyperbole Metaphor Down, down, down came the rain Personification Repetition Metaphor Simile She sells sea shells by the sea shore. Alliteration Metaphor Personification Simile Whoosh! The car sped down the street. Onomatopoeia Personification Hyperbole Metaphor I have told you to clean your room a million times! Hyperbole Personification Simile Metaphor Freedom is a fire that burns inside. Simile Metaphor Hyperbole Alliteration She ran like tomorrow wasn't ever going to come! Metaphor Simile Alliteration Hyperbole