What is a literary device?
Literary Devices

Flashcard
•
English
•
6th Grade
•
Hard
Quizizz Content
FREE Resource
Student preview

15 questions
Show all answers
1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Back
A literary device is a technique used by writers to produce a specific effect in their writing, such as creating imagery, enhancing meaning, or evoking emotions.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the setting of a story?
Back
The setting is the time and place in which a story occurs.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a simile?
Back
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a metaphor?
Back
A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is personification?
Back
Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is alliteration?
Back
Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is hyperbole?
Back
Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Wayground
15 questions
Literary Elements 6Z

Flashcard
•
6th Grade
15 questions
6th Grade Literary Elements

Flashcard
•
6th Grade
15 questions
Literary Terms (Intermediate)

Flashcard
•
6th Grade
15 questions
6th Grade ELA Final Exam Review

Flashcard
•
6th Grade
15 questions
Literary Analysis Flashcard

Flashcard
•
6th Grade
15 questions
Paired Selection Prince Patrick & A Wintry Welcome

Flashcard
•
6th Grade
15 questions
Summary 11/8/24

Flashcard
•
6th Grade
15 questions
Literary Elements

Flashcard
•
6th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade