The type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics.
Fiction Literary Techniques

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Margaret Anderson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Metaphor
Personification
Anecdote
Comparison
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A figure of speech in which one thing is described as something else.
Adjective
Hyperbole
Imagery
Metaphor
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses.
Imagery
Repetition
Setting
Symbolism
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Anything that stands for or represents something else.
Adverb
Characterization
Imagery
Symbolism
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A figure of speech in which 'like' or 'as' is used to make a comparison between two basically dissimilar ideas.
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Description of the time, place, weather, and/or mood.
Adjective
Personification
Setting
Simile
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions, and/or looks of a character.
Adjectives
Adverbs
Characterization
Metaphor
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