Final Exam Review - Quizizz

What is the definition of a simile?

• A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following best defines "theme" in literature?

• The time and place in which a story occurs

• The main message or underlying idea of a literary work

• The sequence of events in a story

• The person telling the story

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is a stanza in poetry?

• A type of figurative language

• A group of lines forming a unit in a poem

• The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line

• The attitude of the author toward the subject

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which literary device is used in the phrase "The wind whispered through the trees"?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Irony

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is the definition of dramatic irony?

• When the outcome is the opposite of what is expected

• When the audience knows something the characters do not

• When two characters are in conflict

• When a word imitates a sound

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The sun smiled down on us.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• Her eyes were as blue as the sky.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Read the following line: "Her smile was a ray of sunshine." Which literary device is being used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Irony

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following best describes the rhyme scheme of the following stanza? Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you.

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABCD

• ABBA

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which sentence contains hyperbole?

• The clock ticked loudly in the silent room.

• I have a million things to do today.

• The leaves rustled in the wind.

• The cat slept on the windowsill.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an example of conflict in literature?

• A character struggles to climb a mountain.

• The setting is a small town in winter.

• The story is told in first person.

• The theme is friendship.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3