Chapter 1 of Lord of the Flies Review

What is the main literary device used in the following quote from Lord of the Flies? "The boys lay, panting like dogs."

• Allusion

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary device is used in the following quote? "A tree exploded in the fire like a bomb."

• Allusion

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In Lord of the Flies, what is an example of irony?

• The boys' desire for rescue

• The boys' enjoyment of the island

• The boys' belief in the beast

• The boys' reference to Coral Island

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which literary device is used when an author gives an inanimate object human traits or characteristics?

• Allusion

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In Lord of the Flies, what is an example of personification?

• The boys' belief in the beast

• The boys' reference to Coral Island

• The description of the island as the Garden of Eden

• The boys' fear of the dark

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary device is used when an author exaggerates details to prove a point?

• Allusion

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In Lord of the Flies, what is an example of hyperbole?

• The boys' belief in the beast

• The boys' reference to Coral Island

• The description of the island as the Garden of Eden

• The statement, "We've got to make smoke up there--or die."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary device is used when an author uses a typical situation or character to represent universal values or human nature?

• Allusion

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In Lord of the Flies, what is an example of an archetype?

• The boys' belief in the beast

• The boys' reference to Coral Island

• The description of the island as the Garden of Eden

• Ralph as the hero archetype

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary device is used when an author compares two things using 'like' or 'as'?

• Allusion

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3