English Literary Devices Pre-test

What is personification?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is onomatopoeia?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is alliteration?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is symbolism?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Bat and cat are at the track is an example of...

• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• assonance
• similes

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"America is a melting pot" is an example of 

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Foreshadowing
• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The act or instance of repeating is this literary device

• Simile
• Imagery
• Repetition
• Satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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• Repetition
• Satire
• Assonance
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express a strong emotion or create a statement is a...

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Imagery
• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Yo mama! jokes are an example of...

• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Foreshadowing
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A