Literary Devices (Big List)
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9th - 11th Grade
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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.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
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.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
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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