Exploring Literary Devices

Exploring Literary Devices

7th Grade

15 Qs

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Exploring Literary Devices

Exploring Literary Devices

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English

7th Grade

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Shafiza Hasny

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is personification?

Personification is the use of metaphors in writing.

Personification is the process of creating fictional characters.

Personification is a type of poetry.

Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human entities.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Give an example of a simile.

as bright as a star

as brave as a lion

as quiet as a mouse

as fast as a cheetah

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?

A metaphor does not use 'like' or 'as', whereas a simile does.

A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as', while a simile does not.

A simile is a type of metaphor that always uses 'like' or 'as' in every case.

Both metaphor and simile are the same and interchangeable.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify an example of alliteration.

Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter's bitter.

How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?

Silly Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is rhyme in poetry?

Rhyme is the theme or subject matter of a poem.

Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in the final syllables of lines in poetry.

Rhyme refers to the structure of a poem's stanzas.

Rhyme is the use of metaphors in poetry.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Provide an example of onomatopoeia.

whisper

buzz

glow

sizzle

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does hyperbole mean?

A type of literary device that uses irony.

A form of poetry that focuses on brevity.

Exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

A method of scientific measurement.

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