Exploring Literary Devices in Depth

Exploring Literary Devices in Depth

11th Grade

20 Qs

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Exploring Literary Devices in Depth

Exploring Literary Devices in Depth

Assessment

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English

11th Grade

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Created by

Lauren Garletts

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an allusion?

A direct address to an inanimate object or absent person

A reference to someone or something from history, mythology, or the Bible

The dictionary definition of a word

The writer's word choice

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does connotation refer to?

The dictionary definition of a word

The cultural associations and undertones attached to a word

A reference to historical or mythical figures

The writer's word choice

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes denotation?

The writer's word choice

A reference to someone or something from history

The dictionary definition of a word

The cultural associations of a word

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is diction?

The writer's word choice

A reference to historical events

The cultural undertones of a word

The dictionary definition of a word

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the denotation of the word "pig"?

A greedy person

A farm animal raised primarily for its meat

A symbol of wealth

A derogatory term

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device is used when a writer directly addresses an absent person or inanimate object?

Allusion

Apostrophe

Connotation

Denotation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the example that best demonstrates diction.

"Heart- We will forget him!"

"So Eden sank to grief,...Nothing gold can stay"

"During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day"

"But she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things"

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