Literary Devices Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a simile?
A comparison using 'and' or 'but'
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
A comparison using 'not' or 'never'
A comparison using 'if' or 'then'
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 literary device describes an object or action by referring to something else?
Paradox
Irony
Personification
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is personification?
Creating a paradoxical situation
Describing an epic theme
Attributing human qualities to non-human entities
Presenting a dramatic monologue
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is irony?
A discrepancy between expectation and reality
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Attributing human qualities to non-human entities
Describing an epic theme
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device involves a discrepancy between expectation and reality?
Irony
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used to give human qualities to non-human entities?
Personification
Paradox
Metaphor
Irony
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'?
Paradox
Irony
Metaphor
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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