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Literary Techniques
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
'The sun smiled down upon the green fields' is an example of which technique?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these is a simile?
It was a hot, hot day.
It was as hot as the sun.
The classroom was an oven.
Sweat poured down his face, blinding him as he tried to work.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these best describes a metaphor?
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
A word which sounds like what it means
A comparison which describes something by saying it is something else.
A description of an object as if it were a person.
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are connotations?
The literal meaning of a word.
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
A word to describe a person, place or thing.
An idea or feeling associated with a word.
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.L.9-10.5B
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
All of these words can describe someone who does not like to spend money. Which word has positive connotations?
Economical
Stingy
Selfish
Miserly
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5C
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.L.8.5C
CCSS.RI.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does hyperbole mean?
The thoughts or feelings that are associated with a word.
A word to describe an action.
Exaggerating to make a point.
A word which sounds like what it means.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
'The pancakes were stacked a mile high' is an example of which technique?
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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