Literary Terms By: Brandon Savarese Click to Continue 5 th Grade Language Arts

AlliterationAlliteration Personification FlashbackPersonification Flashback Irony Irony Hyperbole MetaphorHyperboleMetaphor Simile OnomatopoeiaSimile Onomatopoeia Click to test you knowledge Click each term to learn more about each one

Alliteration The repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of a word in a sentence Alliteration is commonly used in poetry and song lyrics Example: Sarah sells sea shells at the sea shore

Personification Giving human characteristics to inanimate Objects Can also be used for abstract ideas Example: Lightning danced across the sky

Flashback A scene set earlier than the main story Most commonly used in movies or Novels Example: Back in the day when Julia was young…

Irony When the reader expects something to happen And the opposite occurs Mostly used for humor Example: A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets

Hyperbole Exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally Can also be used as a rhetorical device From Greek word meaning “excess” Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse

Metaphor A comparison of two or more things NOT using “like” or “as” Example: The snow is a white blanket

Simile A comparison of two or more things USING “like” or “as” Example: As cold as ice

Onomatopoeia A word the has a sound associated with it Creates a sound or imagery Example: Buzz, Splash, Bang, Wack

Pop Quiz Question! Choose the correct literary term for the sentence. The falling snow kissed the top of my head during my nightly walk. 1.AlliterationAlliteration 2.HyperboleHyperbole 3.PersonificationPersonification 4.IronyIrony

Not Quite Alliteration is when the start of a word sounds the same throughout a sentence. The words commonly start with the same letter Example: A big bully beats a baby boy Try Again

Your Close Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement Examples: This car is faster than the speed of light Try Again

YOU GOT IT!!! Personification is when you give an inanimate object human like characteristics Click to continue

Sorry, Good try Irony is when you expect something to happen and the opposite actually happens Examples: you study hard for a spelling text but Get your name wrong Try Again

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