What does the shadow in the lines "And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted—nevermore!" symbolize?

The darkness of the speaker's soul

Which of the following lines is an example of alliteration?

And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain

And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, 'Lenore!'

And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming,

These lines personify the word 'Lenore'

The repetition of vowel sounds within words

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

The use of words that imitate the sounds they describe

The repetition of consonant sounds at the end of words

Which of the following examples uses onomatopoeia?

"And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain"

"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary"

"From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore"

What is a preposition?

A word or group of words that shows direction, location, or time, or introduces an object.

A word that shows an action, state of being, or an event.

A word that modifies or describes the quality of a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

A word that describes or modifies the quality of a noun.

A word that identifies a person, place, or thing.

A word that describes an action, state of being, or an event.

A word that modifies or describes the quality of a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

A word that describes or modifies the quality of a noun.

What do verbs describe?

An action, state of being, or an event.

A direction, location, or time.

The quality of a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

A word that modifies or describes the quality of a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

A word that shows direction, location, or time, or introduces an object.

A word that identifies a person, place, or thing.

A word that describes or modifies the quality of a noun.

What is an adjective?

A word that describes or modifies the quality of a noun.

A word that shows direction, location, or time, or introduces an object.

A word that identifies a person, place, or thing.

A word that modifies or describes the quality of a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

A group of words that includes at least a subject and a verb.

A group of words that includes at least a subject or a verb.

A group of words that includes neither a subject nor a verb.

A group of words that includes at least two verbs.

Which of the following statements is true about clauses and phrases?

Clauses have a subject that acts through a verb, but phrases do not.

Both clauses and phrases have a subject that acts through a verb.

Neither clauses nor phrases have a subject that acts through a verb.

Phrases have a subject that acts through a verb, but clauses do not.

Which of the following is an example of a phrase?

Because the wolf hid out in the forest

Identify the clause from the options below.

Because the wolf hid out in the forest

GMAS Review - Literary Devices Quiz

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is alliteration?

Language that uses exaggeration

The repetition of beginning sounds in a group of words

Words that imitate sounds

Language that gives human qualities to objects or animals

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is hyperbole?

Language that uses exaggeration

The repetition of beginning sounds in a group of words

Words that imitate sounds

Comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is onomatopoeia?

Language that gives human qualities to objects or animals

Comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other

Words that imitate sounds

A common phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is personification?

Words that imitate sounds

Language that uses exaggeration

Language that gives human qualities to objects or animals

Comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a metaphor?

A common phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning

Language that gives human qualities to objects or animals

Comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other

The repetition of beginning sounds in a group of words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a simile?

Comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other

Comparing two unlike things by using "like" or "as"

Words that imitate sounds

Language that uses exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an idiom?

Words that imitate sounds

Language that gives human qualities to objects or animals

Comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other

A common phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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GMAS Review - Literary Devices Quiz

What is alliteration?

What is hyperbole?

What is onomatopoeia?

What is personification?

What is a metaphor?

What is a simile?

What is an idiom?

What literary device is used in the lines "But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour."?

What does the Raven symbolize in the lines "And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;"?

What is being compared to the Raven's speech in the simile "as if his soul in that one word he did outpour."?

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