Literary Devices

As Macbeth speaks of wanting to kill King Duncan, King Duncan waits outside Macbeth's palace singing the praises of Macbeth.  This is an example of...

• Personification
• Irony
• Simile
• Metaphor

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"It is unbelievable to know how many parents leave their children for their own selfish desires."  The tone of this author towards parents can be described as...

• Excited
• Disappointed
• Glad
• Joyful

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Choose the statement below that best represents an example of imagery.

• The dog ran down the road.
• The dog ran down the dirt road.
• The shaggy dog trotted briskly down the dirt covered road.
• The dog ran down the road, and walked down the sidewalk.

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The lazy river looks less than lovely this late in the day.  This sentence is a good example of how an author can use __________________ in writing to communicate a point. (hint: it is a type of sound technique)

• rhyme
• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

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Read the following line and determine which term(s) is used as symbolism: Malcolm says, "It would be smart to offer someone poor and innocent like me as a sacrificial lamb to satisfy an angry god like Macbeth."

• smart
• innocent
• sacrificial lamb
• offer

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Tone is ....

• How the author feels about his writing
• How the reader feels about the text.
• A variety of colors
• Having 6-pack abs

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Symbolism is when something in the text _______________________ something else.

• makes
• mimics
• represents
• follows

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What is the best example of foreshadowing below:

• Three witches telling Macbeth he will one day be King
• Banquo going to sleep and having a dream
• Macduff's wife dying
• Malcolm wants to kill Macbeth

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

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I am as angry as a bull at the rodeo.  This sentence is an example of _________________.

• personification
• simile
• metaphor
• heart warming answer

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Foreshadowing is when we learn what will happen in the ___________________.

• Past
• Present
• Future
• Never

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