The Boy in Striped Pajamas Literary Devices

The Boy in Striped Pajamas Literary Devices

8th Grade

15 Qs

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The Boy in Striped Pajamas Literary Devices

The Boy in Striped Pajamas Literary Devices

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Some months earlier, just after Father received the new uniform which meant that everyone had to call him 'Commandant' and just before he came home to find Maria packing up his things, Father came home one evening in a state of great excitement... (Boyne 63). Which literary device is described here?

Flashback

Onomatopoeia

Repetition

Metaphor

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I like your name too. It sounds like someone who's rubbing their arms to keep warm (Boyne 59). Which literary device is BEST described here?

Metaphor

Personification

Repetition

Simile

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which literary device is used when Bruno describes the concentration camp as 'Out-With'?

A) Metaphor

B) Irony

C) Symbolism

D) Alliteration

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What literary device is employed when the author describes the fence as a 'barrier' between Bruno and Shmuel?

A) Metaphor

B) Simile

C) Personification

D) Hyperbole

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas', which literary device is used when Bruno misunderstands the word 'Führer' as 'Fury'?

A) Pun

B) Irony

C) Allusion

D) Foreshadowing

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which literary device is evident when Bruno's innocence is contrasted with the harsh realities of the concentration camp?

A) Juxtaposition

B) Hyperbole

C) Alliteration

D) Onomatopoeia

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What literary device is used when Bruno refers to Auschwitz as 'Out-With'?

A) Irony

B) Metaphor

C) Symbolism

D) Pun

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