Literary Devices Review

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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
+20
Standards-aligned
Margaret Anderson
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the sound it makes
The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Alliteration
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as
The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyperbole
When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
A word that imitates the sound it makes
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Metaphor
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as
When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Personification
When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another
A word that imitates the sound it makes
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.10
CCSS.RI.5.10
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Simile
A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The moon was smiling and the wind was whispering to us.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
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