Literary Terms and Devices
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
________ is when an author makes an indirect reference to a figure, place, event, or idea originating from outside the text.
Personification
Alliteration
Allusion
Ambiguity
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
is the use of informal language and slang. It's often used by authors to lend a sense of realism to their characters and dialogue. Forms of _________ include words, phrases, and contractions that aren't real words (such as "gonna" and "ain't").
Realia
Understatement
Contradiction
Colloquialism
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The 'silly snake sighed' is an example of which?
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Allusion
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"I love salmon steak but I don't eat fish." This is an example of a what?
Irony
Contradiction
Metaphor
Colloquialism
5.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"He is as tall as a building." Which Literary device has been used?
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Deafening silence, definitely maybe and act naturally are all examples of which?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Satire
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
They walked in the park at a very leisurely pace, the wind was gently blowing the trees and there was a faint smell of lavender in the air. Which word best describes the tone?
Intense
Serious
Pessimistic
Peaceful
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
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