Literary Devices

Literary Devices

8th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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Literary Devices

Literary Devices

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.8.6, RL.11-12.6, RI.8.4

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Steven D'Addieco

Used 3+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A literary work that has a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Allusion

Hyperbole

Allegory

Satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A literary device that presents a situation that is the opposite of what one expects.

Metaphor

Setting

Allusion

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An element of literature that pits the lead character against an opposing force, sometimes him- or herself.

Conflict

Irony

Hyperbole

Motivation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A literary device that uses a person, place, or thing to represent a broader idea.

Personification

Theme

Simile

Symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The particular feeling or state of mind that a literary work causes in the reader.

Mood

Tone

Moral

Suspense

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Synecdoche

Satire

Fable

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An author's attitude toward the subject matter, conveyed through the words and feelings expressed.

Mood

Theme

Tone

Point of view

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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