Literary Devices 2
Authored by Tracy Jaques
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Personification is
language that creates a sensory experience for the reader.
a reference to a famous person, event, or other work of art.
when an author gives nonhuman animals and inanimate objects human characteristics.
the repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words that are near each other.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Assonance is
the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are near each other.
the repetition of the initial consonant sound in words that are near each other.
the repetition of the "s" sound.
words that sound like what they describe.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Alliteration is
a reference to a famous person, event, or other work of art.
giving human qualities to nonhuman animals and inanimate objects.
the repetition of vowel sounds in words near each other.
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words near each other.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Allusion is
the speaker's attitude towards the subject matter.
a reference to a famous person, event, or work of art.
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words near each other.
words that create a sensory experience for the reader.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Imagery is
language that creates a sensory experience.
a reference to a famous person, event, or work of art.
a literal object, person, situation, or action that represents or suggests other meanings.
the universal message or idea the author wants to communicate.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A symbol is
is an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning but suggests or represents other meanings.
an extreme exaggeration.
Using “like” or “as” to compare two different things and show a common quality between them.
a word that sounds like what it means.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyperbole is
giving human traits to nonhuman things.
a comparison that does not use "like" or "as."
an extreme exaggeration.
the overall atmosphere or feeling of a piece.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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