Literary Techniques

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of HYPERBOLE?
She was as quiet as a mouse.
She was a mouse.
She was the quietest person in the whole world!
She was kind of quiet.
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of MOOD?
The feeling of a story.
Words that sound like what they mean.
A repetition of the initial consonant sound of words.
A conversation between two or more characters.
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CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of PERSONIFICATION?
Giving human qualities to an object.
Giving human qualities to an animal.
Giving human qualities to an idea.
All of the above.
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CCSS.L.6.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is an example of a SIMILE?
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
These are all examples of...
Alliteration
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of DIALECT?
The language used by a specific group of people.
Language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words.
Descriptive words that appeal to the senses.
The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.
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CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of CONSONANCE?
Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as”.
Comparing two unlike things without using “like” or “as”.
The repetition of consonant sounds in words.
The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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