Literary Devices
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An exaggerated way of saying something
hyperbole
Alliteration
Theme
Irony
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When an inanimate object is given human characteristics
Similie
Metaphor
Personification
Rising Action
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The occurrence of the same sound in a piece of literature
alliteration
personification
simile
metaphor
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
A Comparison Using like or as
Metaphor
Symbolism
Similie
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the effect of using irony in a story?
It creates a straightforward narrative.
It adds humor and can create a contrast between expectations and reality.
It simplifies the plot.
It provides clear answers to the story's conflicts.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A character in a novel states, "I could hear my heart beating in my ears like the pounding of a drum." This is an example of:
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A character that by contrast underscores or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another.
foil
hero
denouement
heroine
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
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