Literary Devices Quiz

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• The capital of Italy.

• A small personal story.

• Language not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

What is an anecdote?

• A small personal story that relates to the bigger point of the text.

• The pattern of rhyming found in the poem.

• Comparing two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• Sound words.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is hyperbole?

• Exaggeration to make a point.

• A group of lines in the poem.

• Comparing two unlike things.

• Detailed descriptions from the author so the reader can picture the text in their head.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is imagery?

• Detailed descriptions from the author so the reader can picture the text in their head.

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• Comparing two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• The pattern of rhyming found in the poem.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two unlike things.

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• A small personal story that relates to the bigger point of the text.

• Language not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

What is simile?

• Comparing two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• A small personal story that relates to the bigger point of the text.

• Language not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

What is onomatopoeia?

• Sound words.

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• A small personal story that relates to the bigger point of the text.

• Language not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is a stanza?

• A group of lines in the poem. Similar to a paragraph.

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• A small personal story that relates to the bigger point of the text.

• Language not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is stereotype?

• An idea about a person or a group that may be true for some, but it isn't true for everyone.

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• A small personal story that relates to the bigger point of the text.

• Language not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is repetition?

• To repeat. This is done for a purpose and the reader should notice and think about why the author is using this technique.

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• A small personal story that relates to the bigger point of the text.

• Language not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4