Literary Techniques

Which of the following is an example of HYPERBOLE?

• She was as quiet as a mouse.

• She was a mouse.

• She was the quietest person in the whole world!

• She was kind of quiet.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of MOOD?

• The feeling of a story.

• Words that sound like what they mean.

• A repetition of the initial consonant sound of words.

• A conversation between two or more characters.

What is the definition of PERSONIFICATION?

• Giving human qualities to an object.

• Giving human qualities to an animal.

• Giving human qualities to an idea.

• All of the above.

Which of these is an example of a SIMILE?

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• 
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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

These are all examples of...

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of DIALECT?

• The language used by a specific group of people.

• Language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words.

• Descriptive words that appeal to the senses.

• The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.

What is the definition of CONSONANCE?

• Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as”.

• Comparing two unlike things without using “like” or “as”.

• The repetition of consonant sounds in words.

• The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.

What word below defines descriptive words that appeal to the senses?

• Dialogue

• Alliteration

• Dialect

• Imagery

This is an example of...

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

This is an example of...

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Dialogue

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4