Literary Devices: Hyperbole and Personification

Literary Devices: Hyperbole and Personification

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Literary Devices: Hyperbole and Personification

Literary Devices: Hyperbole and Personification

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following literary devices is used when people exaggerate to make a point or add drama?

Personification

Simile

Hyperbole

Metaphor

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

6.

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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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