Literary Devices Review

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

• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Imagery

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"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

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

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

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• Theme

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Indirect Characterization

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.3D

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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

• Structure

• Tragedy

• Irony

• Theme

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

• Internal Conflict
• External Conflict

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3