Pentathlon 2023-202Literary Elements and Rhetorical Devices Quiz

What literary device is used when writers repeat the first letter in a series of words to draw attention to the sound?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

What is an allusion?

• A figure of speech using 'like' or 'as'

• A reference to something else

• A comparison between two objects

• A type of punctuation

What is contrast in literature?

• A comparison between two objects

• A reference to something else

• Identifying differences between two subjects to bring attention to them

• A type of punctuation

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is figurative language?

• A type of punctuation

• Language that uses figures of speech to be more effective

• Language that is meant to be understood literally

• A comparison between two objects

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What literary device makes a direct comparison between two objects by replacing one idea with another?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is personification in literature?

• Giving non-human things human qualities

• A type of punctuation

• A comparison between two objects

• A reference to something else

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What does a simile do in literature?

• Gives non-human things human qualities

• Makes a direct comparison between two objects

• Compares two things that aren't alike using 'like' or 'as'

• Repeats the first letter in a series of words

What is imagery in literature?

• Descriptions that appeal to the five senses

• A reference to something else

• A type of punctuation

• A comparison between two objects

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is foreshadowing in literature?

• Identifying differences between two subjects to bring attention to them

• A type of punctuation

• A comparison between two objects

• Hints the author gives to the reader

What is the point of view in the novel?

• Third person omniscient

• Third person limited

• Second person

• First person

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9