Literary Techniques

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Heather Nimmo
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19 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words that are near to each other. Often used in poetry. (Example: Seven slippery snakes slithered sneakily southwards.)
tone
simile
personification
alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Words and/or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. They bring a piece of text alive so that you can use your imagination to see, hear, feel, taste, or smell what is being described.
metaphor
personification
imagery
theme
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.4.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A direct comparison of two otherwise unlike things that have some qualities in common. Ex., My hands are ice cubes.
metaphor
simile
personification
tone
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A comparison using "like" or "as." Ex., My hands are like ice cubes.
metaphor
simile
tone
personification
Tags
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The giving of human qualities and traits to an animal, object or idea. Ex., The dandelions danced in the breeze.
tone
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hints about what will happen in the future of a text.
backshadowing
foreshadowing
flashback
flashforward
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the author takes the reader back in time to share an important memory.
flashback
foreshadowing
flashforward
backshadowing
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
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