Literary Devices Practice

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

• Personification

• Denotation

• Text structure

• Context clues

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the term for the author's attitude toward the subject?

• Tone

• Theme

• Main idea

• Topic

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Which term refers to the implied meaning of a word?

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Diction

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the purpose of using context clues in a text?

• To determine word meanings

• To identify text structures

• To understand the author's purpose

• To analyze the theme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following is NOT a type of figurative language?

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Allusion

• Main idea

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the difference between tone and mood?

• Tone is the author's attitude, while mood is the reader's feeling.

• Tone is the reader's feeling, while mood is the author's attitude.

• Tone and mood are the same.

• Tone is the main idea, while mood is the theme.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

WHICH FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS USED?

Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The giant's steps were thunder as he ran toward Jack.

What figurative language uses this sentence?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Example:  Figurative Language?
The sweet smell of success stuck with Susan.

• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves.

What figurative language uses this sentence?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A