Literary Devices & Irony
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7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a similie?
A comparison of two or more things using "like" or "as"
Figure of speech that compares two or more things
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a Metaphor?
Figure of speech that compares two or more things
Repeated words or phrases for emphasis
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a hyperbole?
An excessive over statement or exaggeration
A word that imitates a sound
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an aliteration?
Something that represents an idea or quality different from its original meaning
The repetition of sounds, most often consonant sounds, at the beginning of words
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is personification?
Figure of speech in which an animal, object, force of nature, or idea is given human qualities or characteristics
A comparison of two or more things using "like" or "as"
The repetition of sounds, ost often consonant sounds, at the beginning of words
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an onomatopoiea?
A breif reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance
A word that imitates a sound
An expression, often unique to a particular culture or language, whose meaning is different from the literal meani g of the words
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an allusion?
An excessive over statement or exaggeration
Something that represents an idea or quality different from its original meaning
A brief reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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