Literary Devices Quiz

What is a simile?

• A type of vehicle

• A type of fruit

• A type of dance

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• C. The cat sat on the mat.

• B. Her eyes were sparkling diamonds.

• D. The wind whispered through the trees.

• A. The sun is shining brightly.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is personification?

• Turning a person into an object

• Giving animals the ability to speak

• Describing a person's physical appearance

• Giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Option D: Running

• Option C: Sleeping

• Option B: Jumping

• Option A: Buzzing

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is hyperbole?

• An exaggeration for emphasis or effect

• A type of vegetable

• A scientific theory

• A form of poetry

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.

• The sun is a yellow ball in the sky.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: The wind howled through the night.

• The wind sang a lullaby

• The wind danced through the night

• The wind whispered

• The wind howled

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The car engine roared to life.

• The cat sat on the windowsill.

• The sun is shining brightly in the sky.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I've only told you once.

• I've never said that before.

• I've told you a thousand times.

• The answer is: 'I've told you a million times.'

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A