Literary Terms Pretest
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What is the definition of alliteration?
a) A huge exaggeration
b) Giving an animal human-like qualities
c) The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words
d) Two words that sound alike, but have different meanings
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: comparing things using "like" or "as"
metaphor
simile
similar
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: comparing two things NOT using "like" or "as"
simile
imagery
metaphor
metamorph
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: giving human qualities to nonhuman things
humanification
hyperbole
personification
oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: an exaggerated statement used to create an emphasis
hyperbole
oxymoron
imagery
idiom
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: a word that resembles the sound it represents
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
alliteration
oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Definition: a phrase that combines two words that are opposite
oxymoron
oxygen
idiom
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
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