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Literary Devices Quiz

Authored by BobbiJo Ramsey

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Literary Devices Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is alliteration?

The repetition of the initial sounds of words

A comparison of two or more unlike things

A type of rhyme

A form of storytelling

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

The lovely leaves lingered lazily

The sun was a blazing fireball

The cat sat on the mat

The wind whispered softly

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A metaphor is used to compare:

Two or more seemingly unlike things

Two similar things

Words that rhyme

Sounds in a sentence

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 sentence is a metaphor?

Her eyes were shining stars

The lovely leaves lingered lazily

The cat sat on the mat

The wind whispered softly

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

What literary device is used in "The lovely leaves lingered lazily"?

Alliteration

Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

The birds tweeted and chirped on the bare branch.

The sun was shining brightly.

The cake was delicious.

The car was fast.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is an example of personification?

The jack-o-lantern's crooked smile beckoned us towards the door.

The dog barked loudly.

The river flowed swiftly.

The mountain was tall.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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