Figures of Speech and Literary Devices
Authored by Heather Hubert
English
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does a metaphor directly compare?
Two opposite things
Two similar things
Two things using 'like' or 'as'
Two unrelated things as being the same
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
What is the main purpose of using similes?
To exaggerate for effect
To make a comparison using 'like' or 'as'
To create a literal meaning
To directly state that one thing is another
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device imitates sounds?
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does personification achieve in writing?
It assigns human qualities to non-human things
It makes sounds more vivid
It uses exaggerated statements for effect
It compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of an idiom?
To convey a meaning different from the literal interpretation
To repeat sounds for rhythm
To give human qualities to non-human things
To sound like what it describes
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does alliteration affect writing?
By exaggerating for effect
By repeating initial sounds to create rhythm
By comparing things
By imitating sounds
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is hyperbole used for?
To create a literal meaning
To compare two things
To exaggerate for emphasis or effect
To assign human qualities to objects
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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