Literary Devices Review
Authored by Taysha Robinson
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an allegory in literature?
A long list of anything; an inventory used to emphasize quantity or inclusiveness.
A narrative in which the characters often stand for abstract concepts, typically teaching a lesson through an interesting story.
The repetition at close intervals of consonant sounds for a purpose.
A reference to something in literature, history, mythology, religious texts, etc., considered common knowledge.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does alliteration refer to?
The repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds for a purpose.
The repetition at close intervals of consonant sounds for a purpose.
A device, usually in poetry, of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction.
An elaborate figure of speech comparing two very dissimilar things.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of an apostrophe in literature?
To mark the climax of a story where the conflict begins to reach a turning point.
To provide a point by point comparison between two dissimilar things.
To call out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction in poetry.
To create harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds.
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CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the definition of assonance?
The repetition at close intervals of consonant sounds for a purpose.
The repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds for a purpose.
A narrative poem originally meant to be sung.
Harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a ballad?
A narrative poem that was originally meant to be sung, typically involving ordinary people with unusual adventures and a single tragic incident as the central focus.
A long list of anything; an inventory used to emphasize quantity or inclusiveness.
The character or force that opposes the protagonist in a story.
The point at which the conflict of the story begins to reach a turning point.
Tags
CCSS.L.6.6
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does cacophony mean in literary terms?
The opposite of EUPHONY, involving pleasant, harmonious sound.
The repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds for a purpose.
Harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds, often produced by combinations of words that require clipped, explosive delivery, or words that contain a number of plosive consonants.
A reference to something in literature, history, mythology, religious texts, etc., considered common knowledge.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the role of a character in a story?
To provide a point by point comparison between two dissimilar things.
To call out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction in poetry.
To move the story forward, which may be minor or depending on his or her role in the work of literature.
To mark the climax of a story where the conflict begins to reach a turning point.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
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