Macbeth Act 5 Scene 5 Literary Devices

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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used in the line 'Out, out, brief candle!'?
Simile
Alliteration
Apostrophe
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the line 'Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player', which literary device is being used?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the literary device used in the line 'It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.'
metaphor
personification
simile
irony
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is employed in the line 'Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow'?
alliteration
repetition
personification
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the line 'Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow', which literary device is used?
personification
irony
simile
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used in the line 'And all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death'?
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
simile
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the literary device used in the line 'It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.'
simile
personification
metaphor
irony
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
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