Literary Devices
BELLWORK
Monday, March 5
1. Onomatopoeia- words that mimic the sounds they
describe.
2. Metaphor- a comparison of two unlike things
3. Personification- a metaphor giving inanimate
objects or ideas human characteristics
4. Hyperbole- an over-exaggeration for effect
5. Simile- a comparison using “like” or “as”
Monday, March 5 Pre-AP
1. Onomatopoeia- words that mimic the sounds they describe.
2. Metaphor- a comparison of two unlike things
3. Personification- a metaphor giving inanimate objects or
ideas human characteristics
4. Hyperbole- an over-exaggeration for effect
5. Simile- a comparison using “like” or “as”
 avid- adj.- enthusiastic; ardent
 bliss- noun- serene happiness
 deft- adj.- moving or acting in a skillful way
 dispersed-verb- become less dense by scattering; dispelled
 dubiously-adv.- doubtfully
Tuesday, March 6
6. Sound devices- techniques used to convey meaning
through sound. (Types of sound devices include
rhyme, assonance, consonance, alliteration, and
onomatopoeia).
7. Alliteration- is the repetition of similar sounds at
the beginnings of words.
8. Assonance- Repetition of a vowel sound in a series
of words.
9. Consonance- repetition of consonant sounds in a
series of words.
Wednesday, March 7
Write the example of figurative language and then
label it with the correct term.
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
2. I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
3. The light was pulsing, throbbing, in a steady
rhythm.
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Thursday, March 8
Write the example of figurative language and then
label it with the correct term.
1. She sells sea shells by the seashore.
2. The sad thoughts collected in her eyes and rolled
down her cheeks.
3. Time stood still.
Thursday Answer
 Consonance: She sells sea shells by the seashore.
 Alliteration: She sells sea shells by the seashore.
Thursday, March 8 Pre-AP
 Write the sentence, then punctuate the dialogue correctly.
 Being an avid reader helps me learn new vocabulary!
Robert informed his teacher
 I love going skiing in Colorado Sydney said with a
blissful expression
 Once the one minute bell rings the children will
disperse commented the teacher
 I’m not sure we will be able to rescue our father Meg
said dubiously
Friday, March 10
Write the example of figurative language and then
label it with the correct term.
1. As sly as a fox.
2.Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered
weak and weary.
3. Snap, crackle, pop!
Friday Answer
 Alliteration: While I pondered weak and weary….