Literary Techniques Quiz

Literary Techniques Quiz

8th Grade

20 Qs

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Literary Techniques Quiz

Literary Techniques Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Andrew Rout

Used 2+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We scavenge every day. It’s what we do, it’s what we’ve always done. Which literary technique is used in the repetition of “it’s what”?

Simile

Alliteration

Repetition

Figurative language

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He looked like he hadn’t slept in a week – wild hair, red eyes. What kind of character description is this an example of?

Flat character

Round character

Dynamic character

Static character

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The guards barked their orders and shoved people like cattle. Which two techniques are used in this sentence?

Hyperbole and alliteration

Metaphor and personification

Simile and personification

Onomatopoeia and simile

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You know when you’ve got a secret and it’s so big it’s like it’s burning a hole in your stomach? Which technique is used to describe the secret?

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Simile

Personification

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I swear the sun stopped in the sky for a second. Which technique is being used?

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Simile

Onomatopoeia

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"They say Behala is where hope goes to die." What technique is used in this sentence?

Simile

Personification

Metaphor

Alliteration

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Olivia had a soft voice and eyes that didn’t lie." This quote best reflects which character type?

Static character

Antagonist

Flat character

Round character

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