Which of the following literary devices is used when people exaggerate to make a point or add drama?
Literary Devices: Hyperbole and Personification

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following literary devices has a characteristic like a human being or gives human attributes to a nonhuman?
Hyperbole
Personification
Imagery
Oxymoron
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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In the bustling city, the towering skyscrapers stretched their arms towards the sky, as if reaching for the stars. Cars raced along the streets like impatient children eager to get home. What type of literary devices is in this underlined sentence?
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Personification
Allusion
Answer explanation
Personification, the towering skyscrapers are a nonhuman, but they can take action the same as human.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Meanwhile, the sun winked mischievously from behind fluffy clouds, casting its warm embrace upon the busy sidewalks below. What type of literary devices is in this underlined sentence?
Symbolism
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Personification
Answer explanation
Personification, the sun is a nonhuman, but it can take action the same as human.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
There is a girl, Sarah. Sarah's backpack felt like it weighed a ton as she trudged up the hill to school. "I swear, it's got the entire library in there!" she exclaimed. What type of literary devices is in this underlined sentence?
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Answer explanation
Hyperbole, Sarah used to express just how heavy it felt. As she dragged the backpack weighed like a ton.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Though her backpack wasn't actually as heavy as a ton. She collapsed onto a bench, feeling as though she had just climbed Mount Everest. Then the school’s bell rang. What type of literary devices is in this underlined sentence?
Paradox
Irony
Personification
Hyperbole
Answer explanation
Hyperbole, Sarah used to express just how burdensome it felt. As she reached the top of the hill.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the movie “Beauty and the Beast”, the teapots are Chip and Mrs.Pott. These characters were cursed to transform into things by the Enchantress. What type of literary devices can be used as a possible answer?
Motif
Hyperbole
Personification
Paradox
Answer explanation
They are personified (personification) because teapots can’t think, talk or move on their own.
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