Literary Devices Game!!! In your team, identify which literary device the example is.
ONE! Miguel is as blind as a bat!
ONE! Miguel is as blind as a bat! SIMILE!!!
TWO! "Words are bullets, and should be used sparingly, aimed toward a target."
TWO! "Words are bullets, and should be used sparingly, aimed toward a target.“ METAPHOR!!!
THREE! An old man turned ninety- eight. He won the lottery and died the next day of chronic emphysema from inhalation of the latex particles scratched off decades worth of lottery tickets.
THREE! An old man turned ninety- eight. He won the lottery and died the next day of chronic emphysema from inhalation of the latex particles scratched off decades worth of lottery tickets. IRONY!!!
FOUR! "Language is a road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going."
FOUR! "Language is a road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going." METAPHOR!!!
FIVE! Don't delay dawns disarming display. Dusk demands daylight
FIVE! Don't delay dawns disarming display. Dusk demands daylight ALLITERATION!!!
SIX! He's 900 years old!
SIX! He's 900 years old! HYPERBOLE!!!
SEVEN! Scary Movie: They make fun of horror movies to prove the point that some of them are stupid.
SEVEN! Scary Movie: They make fun of horror movies to prove the point that some of them are stupid. SATIRE!!!
Eight! Fear knocked on the door.
Eight! Fear knocked on the door. PERSONIFICATION!!!
Nine! The grains of sand scrubbed my feet as I marched from the sun-baked boardwalk down to the salty ocean.
Nine! The grains of sand scrubbed my feet as I marched from the sun-baked boardwalk down to the salty ocean. IMAGERY!!!
Ten! On a dark night in December a young girl sat alone in her house. The electricity had just gone out and she was afraid of being alone in the dark. Then, the phone rang …
Ten! On a dark night in December a young girl sat alone in her house. The electricity had just gone out and she was afraid of being alone in the dark. Then, the phone rang … FORESHADOWING!!!
Eleven! Someone stole the store- bought muffin.
Eleven! Someone stole the store- bought muffin. ALLITERATION!!!
Twelve! I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
Twelve! I am so hungry I could eat a horse. HYPERBOLE!!!
Thirteen! The sounds of chirping birds and the sweet aroma of fresh-cut flowers made my eyes water. I was so excited for the first day of spring.
Thirteen! The sounds of chirping birds and the sweet aroma of fresh-cut flowers made my eyes water. I was so excited for the first day of spring. IMAGERY!!!
Fourteen! My poem danced across the page like stars twinkling in the night sky.
Fourteen! My poem danced across the page like stars twinkling in the night sky. SIMILE!!!
Fifteen! In her short story “Awakening” Kate Chopin uses nature and natural disasters to represent her character’s relationships.
Fifteen! In her short story “Awakening” Kate Chopin uses nature and natural disasters to represent her character’s relationships. SYMBOLISM!!!