Which of the following sentences is the best example of personification?

The grass danced in the breeze.

Compares two things using like or as

What is onomatopoeia?

A word or phrase that can be said forwards and backwards

Giving human qualities to an item

Which of the following is an idiom?

I had the answer on the tip of my tongue.

First, feel free to fix the furniture.

A million pencils fell out of her locker.

The dirty bird worked early in the morning.

What is the definition of symbol?

An object that stands for itself and something else.

An idea that shows up in a story over and over again.

Something that connects the reader to one of the five senses.

The most important idea in a text that all the readers can see.

What is the definition of foreshadow?

Giving a hint of what will happen later

Referring to something that happened before

Offering contrast to a point of view

Criticizing the way something is written

What is the definition of protagonist?

The character the reader follows throughout the text

The character that works against the main character

The character that supports the main character

The characters that are never fully developed

What is the definition of flashback?

Referring to an event that happened earlier

Preparing for something that will happen later on

Offering alternative suggestions to a character

What is the definition of antagonist?

The character that works against the main character

The character the reader follows throughout the text

The character that supports the main character

The characters that are never fully developed

What is the definition of inference?

Referring to an event that happened earlier

Preparing for something that will happen later on

Offering alternative suggestions to a character

the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry

The repetition of letters in a line of poetry

the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry

the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

Connotation implies or suggests a meaning of a word.

Literary devices

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English

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8th - 10th Grade

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CCSS

RL.11-12.3, RL.9-10.5, RL.8.4

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35 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When an author gives an inanimate object human or living characteristics. For example: the trees danced in the wind.

personification

alliteration

simile

oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An over-exaggeration. For example: I was standing in line forever.

personification

cliche

metaphor

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.
He was a bear in the the goal.

simlie

paradox

metaphor

allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mark is as fast as a cheetah. This is an example of the following:

simile

metaphor

idiom

analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fred ate five French fries on Friday.

simile

alliteration

hyperbole

cliche

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

POW!
Bang!
Buzzzzzz....

alliteration

personification

Onomatopoeia

assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

My love is like a red, red rose.

Allusion

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

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Literary devices

35 questions

When an author gives an inanimate object human or living characteristics. For example: the trees danced in the wind.

An over-exaggeration. For example: I was standing in line forever.

A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.
He was a bear in the the goal.