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Literary Devices

Authored by David Hepting

English

7th - 10th Grade

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Literary Devices
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What is alliteration?

The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is assonance?

The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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This type of figurative language compares two unlike things using like or as.

metaphor
hyperbole
simile
stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is consonance?

The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the simile

I like apples.
Apples taste sweet.
You're the apple of my eye.
This apple is as sweet as candy.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Identify the metaphor

My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
My heart is a muscle.
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
My heart is like a muscle.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

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Oxymorons are contradictory phrases.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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