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Name: ___________________________________
Date: ___________________________________
First 8 Literary Devices
Literary devices are figures of speech that help to engage the reader by evoking emotion and imagery.
Instructions:
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1.
You don't have to be Shakespeare to write poetry.
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2.
I'm so tired, I could sleep for a hundred years.
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3.
"and baby now we've got bad blood"
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4.
His stare was stone cold.
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5.
There are a million other things to do.
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6.
If you want me to agree with that, you are barking up the wrong tree.
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7.
The pig squealed as he ran.
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a.
Hyperbole
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b.
Idiom
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c.
Allusion
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d.
Alliteration
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e.
Onomatopaeia
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f.
Hyperbole
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g.
Metaphor
Name: ___________________________________
Date: ___________________________________
First 8 Literary Devices
(Answer Key)
Literary devices are figures of speech that help to engage the reader by evoking emotion and imagery.
Instructions:
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c
1.
You don't have to be Shakespeare to write poetry.
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a
2.
I'm so tired, I could sleep for a hundred years.
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d
3.
"and baby now we've got bad blood"
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g
4.
His stare was stone cold.
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f
5.
There are a million other things to do.
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b
6.
If you want me to agree with that, you are barking up the wrong tree.
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e
7.
The pig squealed as he ran.
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a.
Hyperbole
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b.
Idiom
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c.
Allusion
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d.
Alliteration
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e.
Onomatopaeia
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f.
Hyperbole
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g.
Metaphor