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Literary Terms and Devices

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

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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