Literary Techniques 3

"She has a heart of gold." Is an example of which device?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Juxtaposition

• Ethos

Which is an example of foreshadowing ?

• A pipe is going to burst, but before it does, the author writes a scene where the family notices a small dark spot on the ceiling, but ignores it.

• The evening was still but suddenly a cool breeze started blowing and made a windy night.

• When she entered her English class, she realised that she had forgotten her laptop in her locker

• None of the above

"Beggars can’t be choosers" is an example of which device?

• Juxtaposition

• Analogy

• Metaphor

• Simile

Which 2 options are examples of a metaphor?

• I wandered lonely as a cloud.

• A lonely island of poverty

• Cool as a cucumber

• A valley of despair.

An extreme exaggeration in poetry/literature is known as a....

• Exaggeration!

• Assonance

• Hyperbole

• Enjambment

What is onomatopoeia?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is personification?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Bat and cat are at the track is an example of...

• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• assonance
• similes

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

The stars on the Australian flag are an example of...

• Symbolism

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Satire

Click the button. "Click" is an example of...

• Repetition
• Satire
• Onomatopoeia
• Symbolism

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4