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Literary Devices
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English
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7th - 11th Grade
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Brandi Jones
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18 questions
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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.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
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.7.2D
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.11-12.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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
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