Literary Devices

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English
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8th Grade
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Matteo Piccinini
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A Comparison Using like or as
Metaphor
Symbolism
Similie
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Compares to things not using like or as
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An exaggerated way of saying something
hyperbole
Alliteration
Theme
Irony
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The life lesson of a story
Personification
Theme
Alliteration
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When you have to infer to find out what a Character is like
Theme
plot
Indirect Characterization
irony
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When the reader knows something the Character in the story dose not
Irony
Situational irony
Verbal irony
Dramatic Irony
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When a Character says something but means the opposite
Alliteration
Verbal Irony
Theme
Direct Characterization
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
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