Literary Devices Review

"Her mind is a steel trap" is an example of

• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Joe’s boots broke the forest’s silence. A full moon peeked out from behind two clouds. Tree shadows illuminated the snow drifts in its shimmering light. Joe shivered as a cold gust of wind blew through his jacket."
This passage is a good example of an author's use of ....

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Imagery
• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Snow speaks to the people; it’s falling above in the glooming sunlight. Its white, sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air."
This passage is a good example of ...

• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

I've told you a million times to write your name on the paper as soon as you get it. 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• He is super fast.
• He is as fast as a cheetah.
• He ran like a cheetah chasing a bird.
• He was a cheetah running in the race.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Despite the crockpot fire, he ran into the burning house to save the family dog."

• Theme

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following sentences displays the best use of imagery?

• I am very hungry; I am so hungry I could eat a horse!

• My stomach is rumbling and is about to eat itself.

• My mouth is watering at the smell of the warm cookies, rising with steam, that smell like vanilla.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What POV is seen in this song lyric "OH, I wanna dance with somebody/ I wanna feel the heat with somebody/ OH, I wanna dance with somebody/ with somebody who loves me"

• 1st Person POV

• 3rd Person Limited POV

• 3rd Person Omniscient POV

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

"The firehouse burned down" is an example of ..

• Structure

• Tragedy

• Irony

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Laura wants to watch her favorite TV show tonight, but knows she has a huge Social Studies test tomorrow.

• Internal Conflict
• External Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3