Exploring Literary Devices Quiz

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• She is as busy as a bee.

• The world is a stage.

• He runs like the wind.

• Bang! The door slammed shut.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is an example of a simile?

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• He has a heart of gold.

• The baby slept like a log.

• I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an idiom?

• Actions speak louder than words.

• The dog barked loudly.

• She shivers like a leaf in the cold.

• The clock ticked away.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What literary device is being used in this sentence? "She had a photographic memory but never developed it."

• Pun

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Personification

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Which sentence contains assonance?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The moon moves through the gloomy room.

• Buzz, hiss, and clang filled the air.

• The snow is a white blanket.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an example of hyperbole?

• The car is as fast as a cheetah.

• My backpack weighs a ton!

• The stars winked at me.

• The silent night was deafening.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an oxymoron?

• The warm sun shone brightly.

• The jumbo shrimp tasted great.

• The bird flew across the sky.

• The cat is curious and playful.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What does personification mean?

• Giving human qualities to non-human things.

• Comparing two things using "like" or "as."

• Using extreme exaggeration to make a point.

• A play on words for humorous effect.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which sentence includes alliteration?

• The tall trees towered over the tiny town.

• The rain drummed softly on the roof.

• She was as graceful as a swan.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The clock ticks steadily through the night.

• He is the king of the jungle.

• Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.

• The waves pressed against the rocks.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5