Literary Devices Quiz

Choose the answer that best explains the figurative language in the image?

• This is a metaphor because a boy is being compared to a star without using "like" or "as".

• This is a simile because a boy is being compared to a star using "like" or "as".

• This is not a simile because two unlike things are not being compared using "like" or "as"

• This is not a metaphor because two unlike things are not being compared without using "like" or "as".

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Abigail looked at the old tree and said, "The tree waved its arms in the wind." What literary device is Abigail using?

• Metaphor

• A comparison of two unlike things

• Giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics

• Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Analyze, Infer, and Identify are academic vocabulary words. Why?

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

During a school talent show, Grace tells a joke that relies on two words that sound similar but have different meanings to make the audience laugh. What is this type of wordplay called?

• Hyperbole

• Verbal Irony

• Pun

• Simile

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What is it called when language is used to mean the opposite of what is intended for humor or dramatic effect?

• Hyperbole

• Pun

• Verbal Irony

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Authors use (a)   language to create deeper meaning. It is not to be taken literally.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Choose the best answer to describe the difference between a gist and a summary.

• A gist is a summary.

• A summary includes a gist.

• A gist is a one-sentence summary about the most important part of a text.

• A summary is a gist with details.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

When writing an effective literary summary, you must remain objective and free from opinions or judgment. Which word in this sentence best helps you understand objective?

• judgment

• opinions

• free

• remain

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which phrase best describes the term "analyze"?

• To combine parts into a whole

• To separate into parts for close study

• To ignore details

• To summarize briefly

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Which word(s) best describe the term 'literary'?

• Academic

• Bookish

• Intelligent

• Student

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D