Exploring Key Literary Devices for Text Analysis
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Olivia Brooks
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary purpose of using literary devices in text?
To structure the text
To enhance the text's meaning and engagement
To confuse the reader
To increase the text's length
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CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device involves a direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'?
Simile
Metaphor
Analogy
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device attributes human characteristics to non-human elements?
Personification
Metonymy
Simile
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which example illustrates a hyperbole?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
Boots on the ground
The sun left his footprints in the sky
All the world's a stage
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the 'crown' represent in the example from 'The Crown'?
A type of government
A specific queen
The entire English monarchy
A royal headpiece
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does 'boots on the ground' symbolically represent?
Soldiers or military force
Shoes
Hiking
Ground-level operations
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the context of 'The Tell-Tale Heart', what does the beating heart symbolize?
Love
Guilt
Health
Fear
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
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