Literary Devices & Figurative Language

Literary Devices & Figurative Language

6th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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Literary Devices & Figurative Language

Literary Devices & Figurative Language

Assessment

Quiz

English

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.8.6, W.11-12.2D, L.7.5A

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A reference to someone or something commonly known from literature, history, religion, or other areas of popular culture.

Allusion

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A tool used to help the reader envision or understand what they are talking about by comparing something to something else and making it relatable.

Allusion

Alliteration

Metaphor

Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An exaggerated statement or claim that cannot be taken literally.

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A phrase that means something completely different from what it sounds.

Simile

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

Simile

Hyperbole

Idiom

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A direct comparison using like or as.

Allusion

Simile

Metaphor

Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A comparison identifying one thing as another.

Simile

Metaphor

Analogy

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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