English 11A Literary Devices

The last piece of cake was calling my name!

• metaphor

• symbolism

• personification

• imagery

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The sound of the crying baby raised the hairs on my arms and put chills down my spine.

• metaphor

• personification

• epiphany

• imagery

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"I believe I can fly,

I believe I can touch the sky"

• simile

• metaphor

• rhyme

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What are the 4 types of Irony?

• Verbal, Allegory, Meme, and Dramatic
• Verbal, Dramatic, Situational, and Symbolism
• Verbal, Dramatic, Situational, and Satire

The stories "Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Tortoise and the Hare" are examples of what?

• Allegory
• Satire
• Situational Irony

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A pilot with a fear of heights

• verbal irony
• dramatic irony
• situational irony
• none of the above

Which detail from the lyrics below contains alliteration?

Now an animal's life cycle is sort of the same,

Here's an example of a mammal—hmm, let me explain.

Take a puppy that's inside of its mom,

It's born with its eyes shut—it doesn't know what's going on.

• "life cycle is sort of the same,"

• "Here's an example of a mammal"

• "Hmm, let me explain."

• "It doesn't know what's going on"

Which of these sentences contains an example of hyperbole?

• The room was hotter than the air outside.

• The room was almost as hot as an oven.

• The room was so hot my face melted.

• The room was very hot.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?

• his wife was his Achille's heel

• he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's

• she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.

• we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I should have put a sock in it instead of saying my friend looked fat in her swimsuit.

The underlined phrase is a clear example of

• hyperbole

• idiom

• allusion

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4