Literary Techniques

Literary Techniques

9th - 12th Grade

19 Qs

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Literary Techniques

Literary Techniques

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
W.11-12.2D, RL.7.4, RL.8.4

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Heather Nimmo

Used 157+ times

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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.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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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