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Literary Device Examples

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

10th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Literary Device Examples
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

____ is an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor.

Simile

Hyperbole

Personification

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of simile?

My hand is as cold as snow.

Hiss, slurp, hush, scream--MOM!

The shirt said, "Wear Me!"

Hopping hens shop for shoes

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of metaphor?

My hand is as cold as snow.

The glasses smiled at me.

My life is a dream.

Snow is like the sun.

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

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

The TV laughed at the desk

Calculating computers catch cats.

Pictures are captured people.

Crash, bang, boom goes the lion.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"The moon played hide and seek with the clouds."

What literary device was used in the sentence?

Simile

Hyperbole

Personification

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the words is evidence of _____ being used.

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Assonance

Consonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The repetition of consonant sounds within and/or at the end of the words is called...

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Assonance

Consonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

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