Identify the correct literary device for each sentence in this educational worksheet.

Let’s go through each sentence and match it to the best literary device from the list.

We’ll look for clues in each sentence:

1. “Books are the keys to your imagination.”
→ This says books *are* keys — not “like” keys. That’s a direct comparison without “like” or “as”. → Metaphor

2. “Gah! Her voice sounds like nails on a chalkboard!”
→ Uses “like” to compare voice to nails on chalkboard. → Simile

3. “He is a walking dictionary.”
→ Says he *is* a dictionary — not “like” one. Direct comparison. → Metaphor

4. “I think my grandfather is as old as these hills.”
→ Uses “as...as” to compare age to hills. → Simile

5. “In our sixth grade concert, we shone like stars.”
→ Uses “like” to compare shining to stars. → Simile

6. “Bark-Bark! Bark! The dog woke me up.”
→ “Bark-Bark!” is the sound a dog makes — written out. → Onomatopoeia

7. “I ate a ton of food for dinner.”
→ “A ton” is an exaggeration — you didn’t really eat a ton. → Hyperbole

8. “Buzz-The bee buzzed in my ear.”
→ “Buzz” is the sound the bee makes — written out. → Onomatopoeia

9. “He runs like a horse.”
→ Uses “like” to compare running speed to a horse. → Simile

10. “That child is a bear when he is sleepy.”
→ Says the child *is* a bear — not “like” a bear. Direct comparison. → Metaphor

11. “That little girl is as sweet as sugar.”
→ Uses “as...as” to compare sweetness to sugar. → Simile

12. “The curtains danced in the breeze.”
→ Curtains can’t really dance — giving them human action. → Personification

Now let’s write the answers in order:

Final Answer:
1. Metaphor
2. Simile
3. Metaphor
4. Simile
5. Simile
6. Onomatopoeia
7. Hyperbole
8. Onomatopoeia
9. Simile
10. Metaphor
11. Simile
12. Personification