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Literary Devices Review

Authored by Kelli Tomlinson

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 21+ times

Literary Devices Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"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.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"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.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Theme

Symbolism

Metaphor

Indirect Characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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