Search Header Logo
  1. Resource Library
  2. Ela
  3. Grammar
  4. ...
  5. Literary Devices Quiz

Literary Devices Quiz

Authored by Shaun Geiger

English

10th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 18+ times

Literary Devices Quiz
AI

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

    Content View

    Student View

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best example of personification?

"He ran like a cheetah"

"James' rapping skills were fire"

"The wind danced through the city"

"The waterfall was like heaven"

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best example of a metaphor?

Alex was a brave warrior in battle

Marie was a tree of knowledge with her wisdom

Joe was like a titan with his strength

The plane soared through the evening sky

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

An allusion is

A reference to a famous historical event, person, or book

A sentence that says the opposite of what it means

A false claim appearing real

Two contradictory terms stuck together that actually make sense

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best example of irony?

A dog playing with a cat

A hunter being hunted

A police station catching on fire

An empty subway station

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT an idiom?

She spilled the beans

A piece of cake

A picture paints a thousand words

It is what it is

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A simile is

A comparison of two unrelated things

A positive description of something

A comparison of two unrelated things using "like" or "as"

Giving human qualities to non-human creatures or objects

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best example of an oxymoron?

Lesser of two evils

One way street

Be yourself

Act naturally

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?