Linguistic Devices
Authored by K Isle
English
1st - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"The white dove represents peace, whilst the raven represents death" is an example of which linguistic device?
Symbolism
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which linguistic device can be used to give prose and poetry rhythm and pace?
Simile
Foreshadowing
Alliteration
Personification
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"Pop", "BANG!", "Whizzing" and "smash" are examples of what?
Metaphors
Onomatopoeias
Symbols
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.1.5B
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following are examples of a metaphor? Select all relevant answers.
The white blanket of snow
He is a shining star
Her hair was a golden river
The lake shone like a mirror
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.4
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which linguistic device uses human traits to describe non-human things, such as "the ocean flung its arms wide and swallowed the ship".
(a)
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.SL.1.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is foreshadowing?
Creating a powerful image through associating on thing with something else.
Highly descriptive language which appeals to the reader's senses.
Sets the tone of a text through the reader's association with different symbols.
Hints of events yet to come in a story.
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CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.SL.1.2
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following relates to a simile? Select all relevant answers.
Compares two things by saying that one of them is the other.
Compares two things by using the words 'like' or 'as'.
Helps build an image through associating something with something else that's similar.
Using symbols to represent abstract concepts and ideas.
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