An animal, object, force of nature, or an idea is given human qualities.
Literary Devices (8th grade)

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Ashlee Elliott
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
simile
imagery
symbolism
personification
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Expresses a writer’s attitude (or thoughts and feelings) toward his or her subject
metaphor
tone
mood
irony
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Uses the words like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Directly compares two seemingly unlike things without using like or as
simile
tone
metaphor
allusion
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Use of exaggeration
personification
simile
imagery
hyperbole
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A reference to a person, place, thing, or idea
allusion
hyperbole
metaphor
tone
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The general feeling or atmosphere a piece of writing created
tone
allusion
mood
imagery
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality
allusion
irony
personification
tone
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