Literary Devices

Can you spot the allusion hidden in literature? It's like a treasure hunt!

• "Her smile was as bright as the sun."

• "This place is like a Garden of Eden."

• "The fog was thicker than pea soup."

• "He was a lion in battle."

Answer explanation

The correct example of an allusion in literature is 'This place is like a Garden of Eden' because it references a well-known biblical story.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Evaluate the role of irony in a text. How does it contribute to the development of the theme?

• Irony provides a straightforward explanation of the theme.

• Irony introduces unrelated ideas that confuse the theme.

• Irony adds depth by highlighting contradictions within the theme.

• Irony simplifies the theme by reducing its complexity.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

____ is a brief, entertaining account of an incident or event.

• A narrative

• An anecdote

• An example

• A detail

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Anecdote = Piece of a Larger Story

• This statement is true.

• This statement is false.

Which word is an organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before the current or present time of the story?

• Symbolism

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Flashback

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which word means the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning or a disconnect between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result?

• Personification

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Irony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which word is the term for tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text?

• Hyperbole

• Motif

• Literary Devices

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the best definition of a metaphor?

• The comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as 

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as 

• A device in literature when an object or thing represents an idea.

• An exaggeration or overstatement

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the best definition of personification?

• A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as 
  

• A device in literature when an object or thing represents an idea.

• An object or idea given human qualities or a human form

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the best definition of symbolism?

• Tool used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text 

• A device in literature when an object or thing represents an idea.

• An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar or famous person, place, or event
  

• An exaggeration or overstatement

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5