Literary Device & Shakespeare

What era in history did Shakespeare write in?

• The Victorian Era

• The Bridgeton Era

• The Elizabethan Era

• The Eons Era

Why was acting considered a lowly trade in Shakespeare's time? Write in complete sentences.

Before Shakespeare wrote plays, book, and poetry. He was worked as a____

• A swordsmith

• A cobbler

• A court jester

• An Actor

How many words did Shakespeare add to the English Language?

• 100

• 2000

• 3000

• 5

The following can be categorized as: My love is like a red, red rose.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Symbolism

Which is a metaphor:

• He's a couch potato.
• I can eat one thousand potatoes

• Like if like a box of chocolates

• Bang!

What is a hyperbole?

• A funny joke

• An exaggeration

• A way to show imagery

• analyzing

Snow speaks to the people; it’s falling above in the glooming sunlight. Its white, sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air: This is a type of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Allusion

The baby was as snug as a bug in a rug.

This is a type of_______?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Similie

• Saying

n the film and book Charlotte’s Web, Charlotte explains to Wilbur that all living things eventually die. Charlotte then has to spin a web to save Wilbur’s life. In the process of spinning her web, Charlotte expends all her energy and dies.

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Imagery

• Personification