Figurative Language: Literary Devices
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things and uses the words “like” or “as” and they are commonly used in everyday communication.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device is used in this example?
The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle.
Symbolism
Personification
Simile
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A statement that compares two things that are not alike without using "like" or "as."
Metaphor
Simile
Paradox
Allegory
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device is used in this example?
The warrior has a heart of stone.
Alliteration
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Allegory
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a sense of humor.
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device is used in this example?
I have told you a million times to wash the dishes.
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Personification
Irony
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The attribution of human characteristics to non-living objects.
Foreshadowing
Irony
Allegory
Personification
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CCSS.L.6.5A
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