Identifying Literary Devices Question Preview (ID: 49442)


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By baby brother is my alarm clock each morning.
a) hyperbole
b) personification
c) metaphor
d) simile

The howling of wolves could be heard throughout the dark forest.
a) onomatopoeia
b) hyperbole
c) simile
d) metaphor

Harold had one huge headache by halftime.
a) metaphor
b) alliteration
c) idiom
d) onomatopoeia

Avoid Cindy this morning. She got up on the wrong side of the bed.
a) simile
b) alliteration
c) idiom
d) personifcation

When Mr. Abels sang the song, I couldn't take my eyes off his dancing mustache.
a) simile
b) personification
c) hyperbole
d) alliteration

Kendra is as sweet as cotton candy.
a) onomatopoeia
b) idiom
c) simile
d) personification

We had to stand in line forever to ride the new roller coaster.
a) hyperbole
b) personifcation
c) metaphor
d) alliteration

Your desk is a disorganized disaster!
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) hyperbole
d) alliteration

Patrick is a sloth when he washes dishes.
a) idiom
b) metaphor
c) aliteration
d) onomatopoeia

The donut with the sprinkles is calling my name.
a) idiom
b) simile
c) personification
d) hyperbole

My brother really knows how to get on my nerves.
a) simile
b) idiom
c) hyperbole
d) onomatopoeia

My little sister is like a pesky fly sometimes.
a) metaphor
b) alliteration
c) simile
d) idiom

I could hear his heart pounding from across the room.
a) idiom
b) alliteration
c) hyperbole
d) metaphor

My stomach has been growling for the past ten minutes.
a) hyperbole
b) simile
c) onomatopoeia
d) idiom

Do you think John and Mabel will ever tie the knot?
a) idiom
b) personification
c) onomatopoeia
d) alliteration

The mall was a zoo yesterday.
a) metaphor
b) personification
c) simile
d) alliteration

I'm going to be 100 years old by the time they finish this puzzle.
a) hyperbole
b) personification
c) idiom
d) simile

The van screeched to a stop.
a) onomatopoeia
b) hyperbole
c) metaphor
d) idiom

The small tree faced the brutal wind, fighting to stay intact.
a) personification
b) onomatopoeia
c) alliteration
d) hyperbole.

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