Literary Devices Quiz
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the means by which the author develops and describes a character through his/her appearance, actions, behaviors, or opinions of others?
Alliteration
Characterization
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is it called when an author makes a passing reference to a subject matter such as a famous place, historical event, or another story?
Simile
Allusion
Foreshadowing
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term describes a comparison between two dissimilar things, people, places, and concepts, marked by the words "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the perspective through which a story is told?
Plot
Setting
Point of View
Tone
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the place and time a story takes place, and the values that are embraced at that time?
Setting
Theme
Stanza
Text Structure
Tags
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A figure of speech that compares two dissimilar things to better explain an idea is called a:
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When an author hints to the reader about upcoming events, it is known as:
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Irony
Climax
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
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