Literary Devices Quiz

What does personification mean?

• Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

• A particular way of thinking about something.

• Words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

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What is hyperbole?

• A way to compare two different things using the words "like" or "as."

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

• A comparison between two things to show how they are alike.

• The reason something is done or created.

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TEKS.ELA.3.10G

TEKS.ELA.5.10G

TEKS.ELA.7.12H.II

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.ELA.E1.6B

What is an idiom?

• A phrase that means something different from its literal meaning.

• A way to describe something by saying it is something else.

• An object or action that represents something else.

• A particular way of thinking about something.

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TEKS.ELA.2.3D

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.RI.2C

TEKS.MATH.3.3D

What does it mean to analyze something?

• To examine something in detail to understand it better.

• To give human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.

• To describe something by saying it is something else.

• To compare two different things using the words "like" or "as."

What is a perspective?

• A particular way of thinking about something.

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

• A comparison between two things to show how they are alike.

• An object or action that represents something else.

What is a viewpoint?

• Another term for perspective; a way of looking at something.

• An object or action that represents something else.

• A comparison between two things to show how they are alike.

• Words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

What is an analogy?

• A comparison between two things to show how they are alike.

• A way to describe something by saying it is something else.

• Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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TEKS.ELA.R.2E

TEKS.ELA.RI.2B

TEKS.MATH.6.2B

Which term is used for an exaggerated statement?

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Symbol

• Analogy

Which term refers to a phrase with a non-literal meaning?

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

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TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.5.9B

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

TEKS.ELA.E4.7B

What literary device is used in the sentence "Her smile was as bright as the sun"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Analogy

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TEKS.ELA.4.9B

TEKS.ELA.5.10D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

TEKS.ELA.CW.4A

TEKS.ELA.E1.6B