What does a simile do?
Literary Devices Quiz

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Julie Oldfield
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Gives human qualities to non-human things
Compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Exaggerates to a point that it can't possibly be true
Repeats consonant sounds in neighboring words
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
"Myra's head is as empty as a flower pot."
"The rain made it seem as if the whole world was crying."
"Green Lake was 'Heaven on earth'."
"Peter Piper Picked a peck of pickled peppers."
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is hyperbole?
A figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or event
A direct comparison between two things
An exaggeration that can't possibly be true
A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device involves the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables?
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Idiom
Adage
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is personification?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
An expression that means something other than the literal meaning
Giving something unhuman, actual human qualities
A reference to a place, person, or event
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an idiom?
A sound word like "boom" or "buzz"
A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
An expression of two or more words that means something other than the actual or literal meaning
A figure of speech that involves an exaggeration
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does an allusion refer to?
A sound associated with an action or thing
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or event
An exaggeration that can't possibly be true
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