Literary Devices and Figurative Language

Which element of figurative language is defined as extreme exaggeration?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which element of figurative language is defined as a comparison of two things using like or as?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which element of figurative language is defined as a comparison of two unlike things in which one thing IS the other?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which element of figurative language is defined as using human terms describe something that is not human?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which literary element is defined as the events in a story?

• conflict

• tone

• imagery

• plot

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Which literary element is defined as the problem or issue in the story?

• conflict

• tone

• imagery

• plot

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which elements of figurative language is defined as when the author paints a picture using words, creating an image in the mind of the reader?

• conflict

• tone

• imagery

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which literary element is defined as the author’s attitude toward a subject and how he or she decides to present it?

• conflict

• tone

• imagery

• plot

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Which literary element is defined as the time and location in which a story takes place?

• exposition

• setting

• characterization

• point of view

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which literary element is defined as the introduction of a story where the set-up and background information is given?

• exposition

• setting

• characterization

• point of view

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D