Literary Devices Quiz - Grade 8

Question or Hint Answer or Word

Metaphor Compares two different things. ex; Jim is a giraffe.
Simile Compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. ex; she swam like a fish.
Onomatopoeia A word that sounds like what it describes. ex; The water splashed when I jumped in.
Personification Assigning human qualities to something that is not human. ex; The trees danced in the wind.
Idiom A group of words that has a different meaning from the literal meaning. ex; Break a leg.
Hyperbole An exaggerated statement. ex; They were dying of laughter.
Oxymoron A sentence or phrase with two opposite or contradicting words. ex; The chair is pretty ugly.