Literary Devices Quiz

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

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A metaphor is used to compare:

• Two or more seemingly unlike things

• Two similar things

• Words that rhyme

• Sounds in a sentence

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

• Buzz

• Whisper

• Jump

• Hiss

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which sentence is an example of a simile?

• The leaf was red.

• The leaf danced in the wind.

• The leaf was like a flame.

• The leaf fell silently.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the rhyme scheme ABCB mean?

• The first and third lines rhyme

• The second and fourth lines rhyme

• All lines rhyme

• No lines rhyme

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CCSS.RL.7.4