Literary Devices Quiz

What is personification?

• Giving human-like qualities to non-human things

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• An object representing something else

• A type of rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The rain danced as it fell from the sky.

• Her flower face is pretty.

• The American flag represents freedom.

• The cat purred like a motor.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does a symbol represent?

• A direct comparison

• An object representing something else

• A type of poem

• A sound device

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What literary device is used in the sentence: "Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name"?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Symbol

• Simile

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Identify the literary device in the phrase: "Our family is a patchwork quilt."

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Symbol

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which literary device is illustrated by "The flowers were begging for water"?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Symbol

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the literary device used in "Love is a fragile flower"?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Symbol

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In the phrase "A red rose given to one’s love on Valentine’s Day," what does the red rose symbolize?

• Love

• Friendship

• Jealousy

• Wisdom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What are context clues?

• Hints that help a reader figure out the meaning of a word

• Words that rhyme with each other

• Sentences that describe a picture

• Titles of books

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which meaning of the word "track" is used in the sentence: "The cars raced around the track"?

• A mark left by someone or something

• A path

• A set of rails that trains move on

• A type of music

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C