Literary Terms Examples

Literary Terms Examples

7th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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Literary Terms Examples

Literary Terms Examples

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Stacey Leigh-Reavis

Used 56+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

hyperbole

super exaggeration

an energetic word or phrase

The bear was 60 feet tall, and when it growled, it shook the trees.

when words take the shape of their subject

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

simile

She is as fast as the wind.

She was the wind blowing across the field.

She felt the wind in her hair.

She is like the wind.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

metaphor

She ran like the wind.

She felt the wind in her hair.

She was as fast as the wind.

She was the wind blowing across the field.

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

repetition

Where, oh where is my little dog?

The song played over and over.

Sorry, not sorry

Dunkin Donuts

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

personification

Blackbeard in "The Rule of Names"

the lions in The Lion King

Turtle Wexler in The Westing Game

Rikki in "Rikki-tikki-tavi"

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

literal language

The crab was as big as a whale.

Whales swim in the ocean.

Crows and ravens are intelligent birds.

The sky misses the sun at night.

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

figurative language

The crab was as big as a whale.

Crows and ravens are intelligent birds.

The sky misses the sun at night.

Whales swim in the ocean.

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