Figurative Language and Literary Devices
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English
7th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Literary Devices
Literary devices are techniques writers use to add meaning and engage the reader. Some common examples are simile, metaphor, personification,
hyperbole, and imagery. These techniques can give the reader a greater understanding and meaning of the writer's intent.
I have read this.
I have really read this.
I have actually, seriously read this.
Read what?
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CCSS.RL.11-12.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A mental picture described using sight, smell, taste, hearing, or touch.
Simile
Metaphor
Imagery
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
The use of exaggeration to express a strong emotion or create a statement is a...
Imagery
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
To give human qualities to animals and objects
Juxtaposition
Hyperbole
Personification
Imagery
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Words spelled the way they sound...
Alliteration
Personification
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
A comparison of things using "like" or "as"...
Simile
Theme
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.9-10.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
A comparison of things without using "like" or "as"...
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Theme
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
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