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Identify the literary device described in each sentence. Write your answers on the blank.

_____________ 1. A figure of speech that compares two different things by highlighting the similarities.

_____________ 2. A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true
but helps explain an idea or make a point. It states that one thing is another thing even when literally it
is not.

_____________ 3. Is when something non-human, object or animal, is given human-like qualities like
yelling, howling, waving, crying etc.

_____________ 4. The art of exaggerating or stretching the truth to express a feeling or idea even
though literally it is not possible.

_____________ 5. The use of symbols to depict deeper meanings and qualities.

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