Literary Devices Quiz

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A statement that is literally true

• A type of poem

• A historical fact

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which sentence is an example of personification?

• The witch's broom was a rocket.

• The wind was a whispering spirit.

• The old house groaned and creaked.

• The haunted house was as dark as a cave.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

In the sentence "The wind howled through the trees, begging to be let inside," what figurative language is used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which sentence uses a metaphor?

• The pumpkin glowed like a lantern.

• The witch's cackle was as loud as a thunderstorm.

• The graveyard was a silent sea of stone.

• The ghost floated as silently as a cat.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In the sentence "The witch's cackle was as loud as a crashing thunderstorm," what figurative language is used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What figurative language is used in the phrase "Creepy cobwebs covered the corners of the cabin"?

• Onomatopoeia

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following sentences contains alliteration?

• The thunder boomed during the stormy Halloween night.

• The bat’s wings flapped in the silent night sky.

• Bouncing bats flew boldly through the black sky.

• The skeleton’s bones clattered as it walked down the hallway.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which sentence is an example of alliteration?

• The leaves danced across the yard.

• The skeleton’s bones clattered as it walked down the hallway.

• Spooky skeletons silently slipped through the shadows.

• The thunder boomed during the stormy Halloween night.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The wicked witch wandered through the woods.

• The bat’s wings flapped in the silent night sky.

• The skeleton’s bones clattered as it walked down the hallway.

• Gleaming ghosts glided gracefully across the graveyard.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the phrase "The leaves danced across the yard" suggest?

• The leaves were playing music.

• The leaves were moving gently.

• The leaves were being raked.

• The leaves were being eaten.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4