Literary Devices Quiz
Authored by Melody V. Anderson
English
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an extreme exaggeration to prove a point called?
Sarcasm
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device involves a remark made mockingly or ironically to show some foolishness?
Paradox
Simile
Sarcasm
Personification
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is it called when what happens is the opposite of what we expect?
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device involves knowing something that the characters in the story do not?
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Ethos
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is it called when we mean the opposite of what we say?
Verbal Irony
Pathos
Logos
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a comparison using "like" or "as" called?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Oxymoron
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a comparison where one thing is spoken of as if it is another, without using "like" or "as"?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Paradox
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
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