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Literary Devices Quiz

Authored by Julie Oldfield

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Literary Devices Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a simile do?

Gives human qualities to non-human things

Compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Exaggerates to a point that it can't possibly be true

Repeats consonant sounds in neighboring words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

"Myra's head is as empty as a flower pot."

"The rain made it seem as if the whole world was crying."

"Green Lake was 'Heaven on earth'."

"Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is hyperbole?

A figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or event

A direct comparison between two things

An exaggeration that can't possibly be true

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device involves the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables?

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Idiom

Adage

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is personification?

A comparison using "like" or "as"

An expression that means something other than the literal meaning

Giving something unhuman, actual human qualities

A reference to a place, person, or event

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an idiom?

A sound word like "boom" or "buzz"

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

An expression of two or more words that means something other than the actual or literal meaning

A figure of speech that involves an exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does an allusion refer to?

A sound associated with an action or thing

A comparison using "like" or "as"

A figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or event

An exaggeration that can't possibly be true

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

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