Literary Devices Quiz

What must be capitalized?

• A) Noun

• B) Proper Noun

• C) Adjective

• D) Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What describes a noun or a pronoun?

• A) Noun

• B) Proper Noun

• C) Adjective

• D) Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

What is alliteration?

• A) A character or situation that shows up in many works from different cultures

• B) Two or more words close together that begin with the same letter sound

• C) The opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an archetype?

• A) An image or idea that is repeated many times in a work of literature

• B) A character or situation that shows up in many works from different cultures

• C) The opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is a motif?

• A) An image or idea that is repeated many times in a work of literature

• B) A character or situation that shows up in many works from different cultures

• C) The opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is situational irony?

• A) When the audience knows something that characters do not

• B) When a character says one thing but means another

• C) When the opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is dramatic irony?

• A) When the audience knows something that characters do not

• B) When a character says one thing but means another

• C) When the opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is verbal irony?

• A) When the audience knows something that characters do not

• B) When a character says one thing but means another

• C) When the opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is sarcasm?

• A) When the audience knows something that characters do not

• B) When a character says one thing but means another

• C) When the opposite happens of what is expected

• D) The taunting use of praise to mean the opposite

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is a narrative?

• A) The time, place, and culture in which the story takes place

• B) The order of events in a story

• C) Any speech or writing that tells a story

• D) The struggle between a character and another character or other obstacle

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.8.6