Literary Devices Quiz 1
Quiz
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English
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11th Grade
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Hard
+9
Standards-aligned
Kimberly Gaitor
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device is being used in the following sentence: 'Her eyes were as bright as the stars'?
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
simile
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the literary device in the sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used in the phrase: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'?
onomatopoeia
alliteration
hyperbole
metaphor
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
Which literary device is used in the sentence: 'I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse'?
hyperbole
personification
simile
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the literary device in the following sentence: 'The world is a stage.'
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used in the phrase: 'He was as brave as a lion'?
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
simile
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device is being used in the sentence: 'The flowers danced in the gentle breeze'?
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.3.5A
CCSS.RL.3.4
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