Literary Techniques Matching Online version Match the types of figurative language and sound devices to their definitions. There are 6 literary techniques (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and personification). Each one has 3 examples. Start by clicking on one of the literary techniques (e.g. "simile"), and then find the 3 examples that go with that technique. I recommend that you start with the literary technique that you feel the most familiar with. by Nicole Scarberry 1 Simile 2 Metaphor 3 Hyperbole 4 Personification 5 Alliteration 6 Onomatopoeia That man is as skinny as a rail. Doing this assignment was as easy as pie. Her hand felt like ice. Simile This assignment is a piece of cake. David is a bear when he wakes up in the mornings. Jennifer is a puzzle to me. Metaphor I haven't seen my Uncle Joe in a million years. I have spent 1000 years on this assignment. The last day of school will never get here! Hyperbole The sunlight danced on the kitchen floor. My book is begging me to sit down and read it. The chair groaned as the large man sat down in it. Personification Florence felt her phone fall to the floor. Callie Clover has never cleaned house in her life. Shawn! You should not eat that much sugar! Alliteration The soft ticking of the clocking lulled the baby to sleep. The secretary's skilled fingers tapped the keyboard at incredible speed. When you have found the right answer, click on it. Onomatopoeia
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