Literary Devices Quiz
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used to give human qualities to nonhuman things?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used to male exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.6.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used to make a comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term 'imagery' refer to in literature?
A comparison of two unlike things.
Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.
Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in a way that appeals to our five physical senses.
A repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar.
A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as.
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Giving human qualities to something nonhuman.
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 is the purpose of a rhetorical question?
To get an answer
To make a point or provoke thought
To confuse the listener
To start a conversation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This backpack weighs a ton.
Imagery
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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