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Practical Writing Spring 2020 - Literary Devices

Authored by Justin May

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Practical Writing Spring 2020  - Literary Devices
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

"It is unbelievable to know how many parents leave their children for their own selfish desires."  The tone of this author towards parents can be described as...

Excited
Disappointed
Glad
Joyful

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Choose the statement below that best represents an example of imagery.

The dog ran down the road.
The dog ran down the dirt road.
The shaggy dog trotted briskly down the dirt covered road.
The dog ran down the road, and walked down the sidewalk.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

I am as angry as a bull at the rodeo.  This sentence is an example of _________________.

personification
simile
metaphor
heart warming answer

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The new shopping center being built in St. Matthews is going to cause the families in the apartment complex to lose their homes.  It is about time these people were told to leave so something better could go in their place.  These families deserve to be kicked out anyways.  The old apartment building was such an eye sore.  What is the author's attitude towards the families?

The author wishes they could keep their homes
The author does not care about the families
The author has a thing for houses
The author wants to help families move so they can have a better life.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

comparing two things using like or as
Ex. "You're like a kid Lennie."

hyperbole
irony
metaphor
simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

“Tick, tock.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

metaphor

simile

onomatopoeia

allusion

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

20 sec • 1 pt

“Danny strolled to the town common, sat on one of the benches in Teenytown and took one of the bottles out of the bag, looking down on it like Hamlet with Yorick's skull” ― Stephen King, Doctor Sleep

hyperbole

personification

metaphor

allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

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