Literary devices2

Simile Metaphor

PersonificationHyperbole

AlliterationOnomatopoeia

-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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ___________.

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.

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.