Literary Devices

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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Irony is when an event or response occurs that is the ___________ of what is expected.
preview
example
same
opposite
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CCSS.L.8.4A
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Any communication between two characters—generally spoken out loud - is known as -?
perception
dialogue
alliteration
juxtaposition
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.W.8.3B
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which are some REASONS that an author may use dialogue?
(choose all that apply)
It gives voice to the characters
provide readers with specific information or to create a mood or atmosphere
To show how characters can evolve or change
Moves the story forward in a more straight way than a narrator’s explanation.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"I simultaneously composed and destroyed the opera while writing it" is an example of what kind of literary device?
Paradox
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"The wall stared at me silently" is an example of what type of literary tool?
Simile
Paradox
Inference
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"Words or ideas deliberately said or written multiple times within a sentence or series of sentences", is which literary device - ?
word choice
symbolism
repetition
onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The image is an example of which literary device?
a shopping cart
symbolism
imagery
allusion
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RL.8.4
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