Literary Devices Definitions

Literary Devices Definitions

9th Grade

31 Qs

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Literary Devices Definitions

Literary Devices Definitions

Assessment

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English

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.3, RL.8.10, L.4.5

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Repetition of initial sounds in 

words near each other

Onomatopoeia

Diction

Alliteration

Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A reference to a real or fictitious person, place, or event, such as a historical or literary figure 

Metaphor
Allusion
Simile
Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An author’s choice of words to suggest a specific feeling or tone 

hyperbole

diction

figurative language

foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An indirect, less offensive way of saying something

Euphemism
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Language that represents one thing as another; is not meant to be taken literally, but gives added effect to words 

Diction

Figurative language

Metaphors

Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later 

onomatopoeia

oxymoron

foreshadowing

personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An exaggerated statement for 

added effect

simile
hyperbole
metaphor

repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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