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Literary Techniques
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
'The sun smiled down upon the green fields' is an example of which technique?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these is a simile?
It was a hot, hot day.
It was as hot as the sun.
The classroom was an oven.
Sweat poured down his face, blinding him as he tried to work.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these best describes a metaphor?
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
A word which sounds like what it means
A comparison which describes something by saying it is something else.
A description of an object as if it were a person.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are connotations?
The literal meaning of a word.
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
A word to describe a person, place or thing.
An idea or feeling associated with a word.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
All of these words can describe someone who does not like to spend money. Which word has positive connotations?
Economical
Stingy
Selfish
Miserly
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does hyperbole mean?
The thoughts or feelings that are associated with a word.
A word to describe an action.
Exaggerating to make a point.
A word which sounds like what it means.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
'The pancakes were stacked a mile high' is an example of which technique?
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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