Identify Literary Devices Quiz

Which of the following is an example of synecdoche?

• "The White House issued a statement."

• "All hands on deck."

• "He is a rock."

• "Achilles' heel"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Identify the metonymy in the following sentence: "The pen is mightier than the sword."

• "pen"

• "mightier"

• "sword"

• Both A and C

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which of the following is a biblical allusion?

• "He met his Waterloo."

• "She turned the other cheek."

• "It was a Herculean task."

• "He flew too close to the sun."

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Identify the classical allusion in this sentence: "He has the Midas touch."

• "Midas touch"

• "He"

• "touch"

• "has"

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following is an example of historical allusion?

• "He has the patience of Job."

• "She was a Good Samaritan."

• "He has the tenacity of King Henry VIII."

• "It was a Herculean task."

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following sentences is an example of allegory?

• "The Tortoise and the Hare"

• "The pen is mightier than the sword."

• "All hands on deck."

• "He has the Midas touch."

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Identify the analogy in the following sentence: "Just as a sword is the weapon of a warrior, a pen is the weapon of a writer."

• "sword"

• "warrior"

• "pen"

• The entire sentence

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of synecdoche?

• "The suits were at the meeting."

• "The crown will find an heir."

• "The wheels are turning."

• "The sails were on the horizon."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Identify the metonymy in this sentence: "Hollywood is known for its movies."

• "Hollywood"

• "known"

• "movies"

• "its"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which of the following is a classical allusion?

• "He has the patience of Job."

• "She was a Good Samaritan."

• "It was a Herculean task."

• "He met his Waterloo."

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4