
Identify the Literary Device

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English
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5th Grade
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Hard
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Michael Little
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the following sentences with the correct literary devices.
The sun blazed like a furnace.
Onomatopoeia
The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification
The bees buzzed in the garden.
Metaphor
Time is a thief.
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
2.
MATCH QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Match the following sentences with the literary devices used.
The bees buzzed angrily around the hive.
A) Simile
The sun was like a golden ball in the sky.
C) Personification
The clouds drifted lazily across the sky.
B) Metaphor
Time is a thief that steals our moments.
D) Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The room was a freezer without the heater on. What literary device is used in this sentence?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
She was as sly as a fox. What literary device is used in this sentence?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The thunder clapped in the distance. What literary device is used in this sentence?
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The curtains swayed with the gentle breeze. What literary device is used in this sentence?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The engine roared to life when he turned the key. What literary device is used in this sentence?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
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