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Literary Devices (Big List)

Authored by Robert Allen

English

9th - 11th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 7+ times

Literary Devices (Big List)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

the feeling a word expresses / the emotional meaning of a word

diction

connotation

juxtaposition

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

a reference to people, places, events, or literary works in a text (often biblical)

irony

juxtaposition

allusion

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

used step-by-step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story. It is in the initial stage in which the writer introduces the character with noticeable emergence. After introducing the character, the writer often talks about his behavior; then, as the story progresses, the thought-processes of the character.

characterization

assonance

analogy

parallelism

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

the attitude of a writer on a particular subject conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject

irony

simile

personification

tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A way of indicating or hinting at what will come later

hyperbole

foreshadowing

dramatic irony

situational irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

juxtaposition

metaphor

hyperbole

imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

a literary technique that relies on comparison and contrast for its resonance with an audience

juxtaposition

irony

tone

analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

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