Literary Devices & Figurative Language
Authored by Amy De Friese
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
Used 74+ times
AI Actions
Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...
Content View
Student View
15 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A reference to someone or something commonly known from literature, history, religion, or other areas of popular culture.
Allusion
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A tool used to help the reader envision or understand what they are talking about by comparing something to something else and making it relatable.
Allusion
Alliteration
Metaphor
Analogy
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.7.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An exaggerated statement or claim that cannot be taken literally.
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A phrase that means something completely different from what it sounds.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Idiom
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
Simile
Hyperbole
Idiom
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A direct comparison using like or as.
Allusion
Simile
Metaphor
Analogy
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A comparison identifying one thing as another.
Simile
Metaphor
Analogy
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
Continue with Google
Continue with Email
Continue with Classlink
Continue with Clever
or continue with
Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?
