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Literary Devices Quiz

Authored by Madison Faith

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 6+ times

Literary Devices Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device is used in the sentence 'The car ran over the wagon and broke it. Now, the wagon was as flat as a pancake.'?

Simile

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of literary device is used in the sentence 'Tim was a beast on the football field.'?

Simile

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device is used in the sentence 'Meow'?

Simile

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of literary device is used in the sentence 'Sally sells seashells by the seashore.'?

Simile

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

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

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device is used in the sentence 'The moon smiled down at me.'?

Simile

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of literary device is used in the sentence 'Wow! You are the Einstein of our class!'?

Hyperbole

Allusion

Personification

Metonymy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device is used in the sentence 'Don't be such a Scrooge!'?

Simile

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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