Literary Devices

Quiz
•
English
•
7th - 11th Grade
•
Medium
+23
Standards-aligned
Brandi Jones
Used 486+ times
FREE Resource
18 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Alliteration is...
Comparing one thing as another
Using symbols to represent concepts or idea
The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of a word
Exaggeration to prove a point
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Colloquialism is...
Highly descriptive language
Using casual and informal language
Using symbols to represent concepts or idea
Recurs throughout the story and helps develop theme
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Dialogue is...
Overall mood and message
Giving a non-human thing human characteristics
Contrast between how things seem and how they really are
Conversation between two or more people
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A flashback is...
Previous events split up the present happenings
Using symbols to represent concepts or idea
When the author hints at events yet to happen in a story
The same thing again
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Foreshadowing is...
Words that sound like the word their meaning
The mode of narration
Using casual and informal language
When the author hints at events yet to happen in a story
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Hyperbole...
Giving a non-human thing human characteristics
Exaggeration to prove a point
Recurs throughout the story and helps develop theme
Highly descriptive language
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Imagery is...
Comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Overall mood and message
Highly descriptive language
Recurs throughout the story and helps develop theme
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Wayground
14 questions
Figurative Language

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
15 questions
English Review

Quiz
•
9th - 10th Grade
20 questions
8th Grade CAASPP Review: Figurative Language

Quiz
•
8th Grade
17 questions
ELA Ohio State Test Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade
13 questions
Literary Devices - 6th Grade

Quiz
•
6th - 9th Grade
16 questions
Poetic Elements

Quiz
•
7th - 8th Grade
17 questions
Figurative Language

Quiz
•
5th - 7th Grade
13 questions
Poetry Review

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
55 questions
CHS Student Handbook 25-26

Quiz
•
9th Grade
18 questions
Writing Launch Day 1

Lesson
•
3rd Grade
10 questions
Chaffey

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
15 questions
PRIDE

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
40 questions
Algebra Review Topics

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
22 questions
6-8 Digital Citizenship Review

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
10 questions
Nouns, nouns, nouns

Quiz
•
3rd Grade
10 questions
Lab Safety Procedures and Guidelines

Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
Discover more resources for English
15 questions
Genre Review

Quiz
•
6th - 7th Grade
18 questions
“L’Amour, Maybe Not”

Quiz
•
8th Grade
21 questions
9th Grade English Diagnostic Quiz

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
17 questions
Common and Proper Nouns

Quiz
•
7th Grade
13 questions
Fragments, Run-ons, Simple Sentences

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
20 questions
Figurative Language REVIEW

Lesson
•
7th - 10th Grade
18 questions
Morphology - Lesson 1 Quiz

Quiz
•
9th Grade
8 questions
Long Way Down Anticipation Guide

Quiz
•
10th Grade