Literary Devices- Language Arts 7

Question 1

"The GCA lunch bell went CLANG against the office wall." This is:

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onomatopoeia

Question 2

"The kleenex clings to her fingers." This is:

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Alliteration

Question 3

"I have told you a million times to read for 10 minutes..." This is:

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hyperbole

Question 4

That was a longer half than in last week's game:

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Oxymoron

Question 5

The wind whispered through the night is an example of

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personification

Question 6

She sells sand for a living. This is an example of:

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allliteration

Question 7

Choose a synonym for "Accordingly."

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As a result

Question 8

The birds flew through the blue sky.

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assonance

Question 9

Repetition of internal vowel sounds of words close together

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Assonance

Question 10

She laid there like our 1940's living room rug.

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Simile

Question 11

I ordered the jumbo shrimp at dinner:

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Oxymoron

Question 12

The directions hit me like a tonne of bricks

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simile

Question 13

"She was green like a vomiting preschooler." This is:

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A simile

Question 14

The coffee that morning was my salvation.

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Metaphor

Question 15

"I am going to fly like Superman tomorrow. You just watch." This is:

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Allusion

Question 16

Identify the transition word or phrase:

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Rather than that,

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