Literary Devices Vocabulary
Authored by Melissa Wolfe-Hunnicutt
English
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is a simile?
A figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as"
A figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using "like" or "as"
A brief reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical significance
A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which figure of speech directly compares two different things without using "like" or "as"?
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is an allusion?
A figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as"
A brief reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical significance
A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals
A type of writing that provides factual information
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What does personification involve?
Comparing two different things using "like" or "as"
Directly comparing two different things without using "like" or "as"
Attributing human qualities to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts
Providing factual information about a specific subject
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is inference?
A type of writing that provides factual information
A conclusion or opinion formed based on evidence and reasoning
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word
The order in which events or steps occur
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What type of writing provides factual information about a specific subject?
Fiction
Nonfiction
Informational Text
Idiom
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is fiction?
Literature that describes imaginary events and people
Writing based on facts, real events, and real people
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word
The result or outcome of a cause
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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