Literary Devices Quiz
Authored by Jerry Goodnight
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used to give human qualities to non-human things?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used to make exaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used to make a comparison of two different things, often introduced by like or as?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
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
What does the term 'imagination' refer to in literature?
A comparison of two different things.
Exaggerated statements that should not be taken literally.
Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in a way that appeals to our five physical senses.
A repetition of words with similar sounds occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar.
A comparison of two different things, often introduced by like or as.
Statements or claims that are exaggerated and not meant to be taken literally.
Giving human qualities to something non-human.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of a rhetorical question?
To get an answer
To make a point or provoke reflection
To confuse the listener
To start a conversation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This backpack weighs a ton.
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Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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