Literary Devices Quiz

A word's connotative meaning is

• its dictionary meaning.

• the feeling associated with the word.

• the opposite.

• a synonym.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5C

Which sentence is NOT an example of imagery?

• My socks are worn and smell like a gym locker room.

• My mother loves me.

• The ringing of the bells was loud and clear.

• The flowery fragrance of grandma's perfume filled the air.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"Everyone could tell the new neighbor was a SNAKE, just by looking at him."

The connotative meaning of the word SNAKE in this sentence is

• Positive

• Negative

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

Which word has the positive connotation?

• inexpensive

• cheap

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.6.5C

¨Sally sells seashells by the seashore.¨

This sentence is an example of

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

¨Matt pats his cat’s back.¨

This sentence is an example of

• simile

• parallelism

• assonance

• meter

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!"

This sentence is an example of

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• stanza

• rhyme

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Language that appeals to the senses (hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, touching) is called

(a)  

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor..."

This is an example of

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is called

• tone

• rhyme

• meter

• wit

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.4