Literary Devices

Literary Devices

10th Grade

10 Qs

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Literary Devices

Literary Devices

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.3, RL.6.3, RL.7.3

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ashton Nelson

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device compares two things using “like” or “as”?

simile

metaphor

alliteration

characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device makes a comparison by calling a person or object by the name of a different object?

inference

dramatic irony

symbolism

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device uses a repeated sound?

alliteration

allusion

repetition

verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device uses the same word or phrase multiple times?

Situational Irony

Metaphor

Repetition

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of irony happens when a reader knows something a character does not?

situational

verbal

dramatic

cow

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of irony happens when a character says words that he does not mean?

Dramatic

Verbal

Situational

Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of irony happens when an expected outcome is reversed?

Dramatic

Verbal

Situational

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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