Literary Devices Review

What is another term for figurative language?

• A) A Literary device

• B) A figure of Speech

• C) A grammatical structure

• D) A rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Mia wrote a poem using metaphors and similes. Emma read it and took it literally. Aiden, however, understood that it was meant to be taken how?

• Literally

• Figuratively

• Seriously

• Symbolically

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Aria was writing a story for her English class. She wanted to emphasize a point by using an exaggerated statement. Which type of figurative language should she use?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What type of figurative language uses like or as to make a comparison between two different things?

• Simile

• Personification

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which type of figurative language attributes human qualities to non-human things or ideas?

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is the term for a figure of speech where a word imitates the sound it represents?

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a simile?

• A literal comparison between two similar things.

• A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A direct statement without the use of comparison words.

• An exaggerated statement that cannot be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In a school race, how would you describe Maya's speed using a simile?

• Maya is a cheetah when it comes to running.

• Maya ran as fast as a cheetah!

• Maya ran faster than a speeding bullet.

• Maya is very fast.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does a metaphor do?

• Describes a sound in detail

• Makes a direct comparison using "like" or "as"

• Makes a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

• Gives human characteristics to non-human objects

Tags

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 a metaphor?

• He runs like a cheetah

• She is a cheetah

• The car sounds like thunder

• The computer is as fast as lightning

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D