Literary Devices- Review

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10th Grade
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Tyronna Garrett
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Match the terms with the correct definitions.
Exposition
a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
Climax
the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.
Resolution
the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
foreshadowing
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
Rising Action
the most exciting part of the story, where a lot of major action happens
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Imagine you are writing a children's book. You want to describe the sound of rain falling on a tin roof. Which literary device would you use to mimic this sound?
Protagonist
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
A word that resembles or imitates a sound.
Tags
RL.1
L.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Rhetorical Question
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CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Sarcasm or the opposite of what is really meant
the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. (a)
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
An object that represents or stands for an idea, belief or action. A heart is a sign of love.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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