Literary Devices
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
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Vernon Walton
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
He was as slow as a sloth.
He was as slow as a sloth.
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Slow Speech
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
Rachel ran right until she realized she was running round and round.
Rachel ran right until she realized she was running round and round.
Metaphor
Similie
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
The boy buzzed around as busy as a bee.
The boy buzzed around as busy as a bee.
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
Which literary device compares two things using “like” or “as”?
simile
metaphor
alliteration
characterization
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
Which literary device uses a repeated sound?
alliteration
allusion
repetition
verbal irony
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
"The wall stared at me silently" is an example of what type of literary tool?
Simile
Paradox
Inference
Personification
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
2 mins • 10 pts
What is a hyperbole?
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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