Literary Devices Practice

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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Bethany Gulick
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16 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
Allusion
Alliteration
Characterization
Flashback
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A scene in a movie, novel, etc. set in a time earlier than the main story
Alliteration
Allusion
Characterization
Flashback
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of a word
Alliteration
Allusion
Characterization
Flashback
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The way an author presents characters' traits by either telling the reader about the trait or showing the reader examples of the trait
Alliteration
Allusion
Characterization
Flashback
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A situation where the opposite of what is expected to occur or exist does occur or exist
Foreshadowing
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
Foreshadowing
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
Foreshadowing
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.5
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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