Figures of Speech and Literary Devices
Authored by Katie Summers
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is hubris?
Excessive pride
Exaggerated statements
Visually descriptive language
A seemingly absurd statement
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CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is hyperbole?
A group of words with a hidden meaning
Exaggerated statements
A figure of speech using like or as
A joke exploiting different word meanings
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an idiom?
A distinctive feature in a literary composition
A figure of speech using contradictory terms
A seemingly absurd statement
A group of words with a hidden meaning
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is imagery?
Exaggerated statements
A figure of speech using contradictory terms
Visually descriptive language
A joke exploiting different word meanings
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech using like or as
A seemingly absurd statement
A distinctive feature in a literary composition
A joke exploiting different word meanings
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a motif?
A group of words with a hidden meaning
A distinctive feature in a literary composition
A figure of speech using contradictory terms
A joke exploiting different word meanings
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an oxymoron?
A figure of speech using like or as
A seemingly absurd statement
Exaggerated statements
A figure of speech using contradictory terms
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
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