Literary Devices (SPOOMA)
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences contains an example of alliteration?
The sun was a golden ball in the sky.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
The wind whispered through the trees.
The car zoomed down the road.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the simile in the following sentence: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."
Her smile was bright.
Her smile was the sun.
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
Her smile brightened the room.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
The leaves danced in the wind.
The classroom was a zoo.
The cat meowed loudly.
The ice was as cold as the Arctic.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the sound device used in the sentence: "The bees buzzed busily in the garden"?
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence contains an example of personification?
The stars were like diamonds in the sky.
The thunder roared angrily.
The ice was as hard as rock.
The river was a winding snake.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the oxymoron in the following sentence: "The comedian was seriously funny."
Comedian
Seriously funny
Funny
Seriously
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
The wind was a howling wolf.
The rain tapped on the window.
Her eyes sparkled like stars.
The mountain stood tall and proud.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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