ESL - Literary Devices (Onomatopoeia, Personification, Simile, and Metaphor)

ESL - Literary Devices (Onomatopoeia, Personification, Simile, and Metaphor)

Assessment

Interactive Video

English, Other

10th Grade - University

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Mr. P introduces literary devices: onomatopoeia, personification, simile, and metaphor. He explains each device with definitions and examples, highlighting their role in literature. The video concludes with an exercise to identify these devices in sentences.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following words is an example of onomatopoeia?

Silent

Buzz

Bright

Soft

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is personification?

Giving human traits to animals or objects

Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

A word that imitates a sound

A direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is an example of personification?

Love is a battlefield

The car zoomed past

The sun smiled down on us

He ran like the wind

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a simile?

A direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'

A word that imitates a sound

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Giving human traits to non-human things

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a simile?

Time is a thief

He is as brave as a lion

The wind whispered

The stars danced

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What distinguishes a metaphor from a simile?

Metaphors use 'like' or 'as'

Metaphors are only used in poetry

Metaphors make direct comparisons without 'like' or 'as'

Metaphors are longer than similes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a metaphor?

He runs like a cheetah

The leaves danced in the wind

She sings like an angel

The classroom was a zoo

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