Literary Devices Assessment

The example "It was like walking into Foot Locker" is what type of figurative language?

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Idiom
• Repetition

The example "It was like walking into Foot Locker" emphasizes the idea that (helps readers understand that):

• Wes always runs out of sneakers to wear.
• Wes lives near the mall.
• Wes has a successful side business that allows him to spend too much money on shoes.
• Wes works at Foot Locker.

What is this an example of? "his smile died."

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Repetition

The purpose of using the literary device in the example "His smile died" reinforces:

• The funeral taking place in the scene
• The argument between the narrator and his friend.
• The sad intensity of the boy's situation.
• The narrator's death.

What type of figurative language is “your mind is a palace” ?

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Repetition

The example "your mind is a palace" best helps readers understand that:

• The minds of kings are most important.
• A person's mind is a location.
• A mind is a special and respected place.
• People find it hard to escape their minds.

What type of figurative language is the example "Stock your mind, stock your mind"?

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Repetition

The lines "Stock your mind, stock your mind" helps a reader understand that they should

• Be happy about where they are in life.
• Work harder to earn more money.
• Think more about different subjects.
• Fill their mind by learning new things.

What literary device is this an example of? "The clocks run out, times up, over, blaow!"

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia

The figurative language, “ready to drop bombs” helps readers understand that:

• The violence during the time period.
• Having a high self esteem.
• The character's powerful impact on others.
• That time waits for no one.