Literary Devices online activity - Free Printable

Explanation:
Let’s go through each sentence one by one and match it to the correct literary device from the list:
Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, Personification

1. *The sun was a ball of fire this morning.*
→ This says the sun was a ball of fire — it directly equates two things without “like” or “as”. That’s a Metaphor.

2. *The boy swam like a fish and won the competition.*
→ Uses “like” to compare the boy to a fish → Simile.

3. *During the heavy rains, the trees bowed their heads and wept.*
→ Trees don’t really bow or weep — those are human actions. Giving human traits to non-human things = Personification.

4. *The campers made their bed on the ferty, forest floor.*
→ “Ferty, forest floor” — both start with ‘f’ sound repeated. That’s Alliteration (repetition of initial consonant sounds).

5. *The water in the pool is as cold as ice.*
→ Uses “as…as” to compare → Simile.

6. *The angry waves were beating the nearby rocks.*
→ Waves aren’t actually angry or capable of “beating” like a person — again, giving human emotions/actions → Personification.

7. *The dishes fell to the floor with a clatter.*
→ “Clatter” is a word that imitates the sound it describes → Onomatopoeia.

8. *The racecar whizzed past the finish line.*
→ “Whizzed” mimics the sound of something fast moving → Onomatopoeia.

9. *My teacher was a dragon when we returned to class late.*
→ Teacher is compared to a dragon (not literally), using “was” → Metaphor.

10. *The delicious smell of fried pulled me to the kitchen.*
→ Smell can’t *pull* — that’s a human action. So giving human ability to a smell → Personification.

11. *Traffic moves as slow as a snail during rush hour.*
→ Uses “as…as” → Simile.

12. *The ball was kicked into the dark, dirty drain.*
→ “Dark, dirty drain” — both start with ‘d’ → Alliteration.

13. *The cola fizzed when the cover was removed.*
→ “Fizzed” mimics the sound of carbonation → Onomatopoeia.

14. *The cricket field was a lake after the rain.*
→ Direct comparison using “was” — field = lake → Metaphor.

15. *I could hear the chocolate cake calling my name.*
→ Cake doesn’t talk — giving it human ability to “call” → Personification.

Now let’s list them in order:

1. Metaphor
2. Simile
3. Personification
4. Alliteration
5. Simile
6. Personification
7. Onomatopoeia
8. Onomatopoeia
9. Metaphor
10. Personification
11. Simile
12. Alliteration
13. Onomatopoeia
14. Metaphor
15. Personification

Double-checking a few tricky ones:
- #4: “ferty, forest floor” — yes, alliteration (f sound).
- #12: “dark, dirty drain” — d sound repeated → alliteration.
- #10: Smell pulling you — yes, personification (smell isn’t alive).
- #8: “whizzed” is sound-based → onomatopoeia (not simile/metaphor — no comparison word).

All correct.

Final Answer:
Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Alliteration, Simile, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Onomatopoeia, Metaphor, Personification, Simile, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Metaphor, Personification