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The Youngest Mountain Man


Literary Devices practice (Answer Key) date ______________

(For use before students do any chapter Study Quizzes from The Youngest Mountain Man)
 

  1. Simile-(sim uh lee) compare two things using "as", or "like". "The paper was as orange as a pumpkin."

  2. Metaphor-(met uh for) compares two things without using "as", or "like". "His head was a rock."

  3. Onomatopoeia-(ahn uh mah tuh pee uh) the word makes the sound it describes. "The snake hissed."

  4. Alliteration-first letters of words are repeated. "Bing, bang, bong went the bells." "Super sloppy"

  5. Personification-human characteristics given to things. "The wind sang in the trees." "Stones cried out." Imagery-adjectives used to paint a word picture in your mind. "Brilliant orange and fiery red sunset.

  6. Hyperbole-(hi per bo lee) exaggeration for effect or humor. "I've told you a million times."
     


Write the correct literary device in the blank after each example. (spell correctly)

  1. His head was as hard as a rock. SIMILE

  2. Her bony finger was a wrinkled brown stick pointing straight at me. METAPHOR

  3. The streamed gurgled over the rocks. ONOMATOPOEIA

  4. Silly Sally sells seashells by the seashore. ALLITERATION

  5. The willow tree leaned over the pool and cried for its fallen leaf children. ONOMATOPOEIA

  6. Out of the inky darkness, two evil yellow-green eyes watched me. IMAGERY

  7. Her eyes were the size of saucers when she saw how much ice cream I got. HYPEROLE

  8. He made a sound like a screaming eagle as he ran forward. SIMILE

  9. The slithery, slimy, slug slipped under a leaf. ALLITERATION

  10. The woman in black was a cat as she silently crept forward. METAPHOR

  11. The corn popped in the hot oil. ONOMATOPOEIA

  12. You never get your schoolwork in on time. HYPERBOLE

  13. The train was a raging beast tearing down the tracks toward me. METAPHOR

  14. Softly she swam swiftly away. ALLITERATION

  15. The autumn hillsides were orange, red and gold. IMAGERY

  16. The stars sang their nighttime songs of freedom and peace. PERSONIFICATION

  17. He's the ugliest, meanest, smelliest boy in the whole world. HYPERBOLE

  18. Ding, went the teacher's bell as she signaled the class to be quiet. ONOMATOEPOEIA

  19. Reddish brown rocks, gray sand, and yellow cactus flowers colored the desert. IMAGERY

  20. My pencil had a mind of its own, as it wrote outside the lines.