Literary Device Examples
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10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
____ is an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor.
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of simile?
My hand is as cold as snow.
Hiss, slurp, hush, scream--MOM!
The shirt said, "Wear Me!"
Hopping hens shop for shoes
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of metaphor?
My hand is as cold as snow.
The glasses smiled at me.
My life is a dream.
Snow is like the sun.
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
The TV laughed at the desk
Calculating computers catch cats.
Pictures are captured people.
Crash, bang, boom goes the lion.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The moon played hide and seek with the clouds."
What literary device was used in the sentence?
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the words is evidence of _____ being used.
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The repetition of consonant sounds within and/or at the end of the words is called...
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
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