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Figurative Language - Literary Devices
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1
Name the
Literary Device
:
She sells seashells by the seashore...
Allusion
Alliteration
2
To occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons.
Express
Describe
Engage
Courage
3
Name the
Literary Device
:
The ship sank like the Titanic.
Alliteration
Allusion
4
Select the best example of
alliteration
.
I knew the kids would like ice cream sandwiches for a treat.
I knew what to bring for treats since my students love cake.
I knew what to bring for a treat since kids like lollipops.
I knew what to bring for a treat since kids love popsicles.
5
Name the
Literary Device
: T
he wind howled through out the night.
Imagery
Allusion
Hyperbole
Personification
6
To tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of something or someone.
Engage
Determine
Describe
Courage
7
The study of aircraft flight is called...
Areospace
Airospace
Aerospace
Arrowspace
8
Name the
Literary Device
:
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is what type of literary device?
Idiom
Hyperbole
9
Name the
Literary Device
:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers...
Allusion
Alliteration
10
Select an example of a
hyperbole
?
"Hold your horses!'
"I'm on pins and needles!"
"I could sleep for a million years!"
"That was a piece of cake!"
11
To settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision.
Describe
Express
Engage
Determine
12
Synonyms include farming, countryside...
Agricultral
Agricoltural
Agricultural
Agriculltural
13
Name the
Literary Device
:
You're a real Einstein.
Alliteration
Allusion
14
What words create
alliteration
?
Her blue dress billowed on the blustery fall day.
blue, dress & blustery
blustery, fall & day
blue, billowed & blustery
blue, dress, billowed
15
Something from which useful knowledge or principles can be learned.
Perspective
Life Lessons
Friendship
Acceptance
16
Another word for excited is...
Ecstatic
Exstatic
Estatic
Astatic
17
The state of being a friend; a friendly relation or intimacy.
Hope
Friendship
Acceptance
Compare & Contrast
18
Name the
Literary Device
:
He was a real Romeo with the ladies.
Alliteration
Allusion
19
Another word for a period of a thousand years...
Milinnium
Millenium
Milenium
Millennium
20
The quality of mind & spirit that allows a person to face difficulty,danger, pain without fear.
Engage
Courage
Describe
Express
21
What words create
alliteration
?
The gentle giant jumped for joy when the surprise party began.
Gentle & joy
Gentle & giant
Jumped & joy
Gentle, giant, jumped & joy
22
Name the
Literary Device
: An obvious funny exaggeration used to add emphasis or humor.
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Idiom
Metaphor
23
A degree of loudness is known as...
Voluum
Vollume
Vulume
Volume
24
Name the
Literary Device
:
I had a ton of chores.
Idiom
Hyperbole
25
Name the
Literary Device
: A saying that is not meant to be taken literally.
Simile
Idiom
Hyperbole
Allusion
26
Compares one thing to another
without
using like or as.
Alliteration
Metaphor
Idiom
Simile
27
The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or a topic.
Key Details
Identify
Narrator
Theme
28
A particular attitude or way of considering a matter.
Point of View
Narrator
Key Details
Identify
29
Name the
Literary Device
:
Her eyes are a window to her soul.
Allusion
Idiom
Simile
Metaphor
30
What words create
alliteration
?
Polly noticed a pretty purple petal had fallen on the table.
Polly & purple
Pretty & petal
Polly, pretty, purple & petal
Polly, pretty & purple
31
Select the best example of
alliteration
.
Adam asked for Julie's help with the computer.
Adam asked for Anna's assistance with the computer.
Adam's computer seemed to be broken.
Adam wondered if Anna could help him with his computer.
32
The feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.
Friendship
Acceptance
Hope
Perspective
33
The most important facts.
Point of View
Key Details
Identify
Theme
34
Another word for a zoo is...
Menagerie
Managiere
Minagerie
Menagerie
35
Select an example of an
idiom
.
"I could dance all night long!"
"Her nose was long like a hose!"
"I got butterflies in my stomach!"
"She danced like Beyonce!"
36
The state of one's ideas, the facts known to one, in having a meaningful interrelationship.
Life Lessons
Acceptance
Perspective
Hope
37
Name the
Literary Device
:
Button your lip!
Hyperbole
Idiom
38
Name the
Literary Device
:
You're in hot water!
Hyperbole
Idiom
39
To relate; to tell
Narrator
Identify
Key Details
Theme
40
To state the similarities and differences between two or more things.
Friendship
Compare & Contrast
Perspective
Life Lessons
41
What words create
alliteration
?
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;
entrance, visitor & chamber
entreating, entrance
entrance, chamber
entreating, chamber
42
Name the
Literary Device:
Traffic slowed to a crawl.
Personification
Hyperbole
Imagery
Idiom
43
It was a rare...
Phenomenon
Fenomenon
Phenomenom
Phenomonom
44
Name the
Literary Device
:
The car is faster than the speed of light.
Hyperbole
Idiom
45
Name the
Literary Device
:
I died laughing!
Idiom
Hyperbole
46
A special right is also known as a...
Privlige
Priviledge
Privalege
Privilege
47
Name the
Literary Device
:
The ivy wove its fingers around the fence.
Idiom
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Personification
48
Name the
Literary Device
:
He's a real Einstein.
Allusion
Alliteration
49
To put forth the opinions, feelings, etc., of (oneself), as in speaking,writing, or painting.
Describe
Express
Engage
Courage
50
The name of the sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean is the...
Mediterranean
Mediteranean
Medditerranean
Meditterranian
51
Name the
Literary Device
: Is used to create an image or picture in the mind of the reader.
Imagery
Idiom
Personification
Alliteration
52
Name the
Literary Device
:
It's raining cats and dogs" is what type of literary device?
Hyperbole
Idiom
53
Name the
Literary Device
:
The sun glided across the ocean.
Personification
Hyperbole
Idiom
Imagery
54
Name the
Literary Device
:
The cactus saluted those who drove by.
Hyperbole
Idiom
Personification
Imagery
55
What words create
alliteration
?
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
Doubting, dreaming & dared
Dreaming, dreams & dared
Dreaming, dreams & dreams
Doubting, dreaming, dreams, dared & dream
56
Compares one thing to another using like or as.
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
57
Name the
Literary Device
:
Her knowledge is out of this world!
Allusion
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
58
The algebraic term is spelled...
Reciprocal
Resiprical
Reciprocel
Reciprocol
59
Name the
Literary Device
:
Hold your horses!
Idiom
Hyperbole
60
Name the
Literary Device
: Giving non-human things human like qualities and characteristics.
Allusion
Personfication
Alliteration
Idiom
61
A figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or event.
Allusion
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
62
Select the best example of
alliteration
.
My sister Tara told a lie.
My sister Tara did not want to tell us what happened.
My sister Tara took her time telling us the truth.
My sister Tara tried to say something.
63
Name this
Literary Device
:
That cake has my name on it!
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
64
The act of taking or receiving something offered.
Friendship
Compare & Contrast
Life Lessons
Acceptance
65
A series of words that begin with the same letter or have the same sound.
Allusion
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
66
Name the
Literary Device
:
I was surprised his nose didn't grow like Pinocchio he lied so much.
Alliteration
Allusion
67
Name the
Literary Device
:
She swims like a fish!
Simile
Alliteration
Allusion
Metaphor
68
A person in a play, novel or film is a...
Carricter
Charachter
Carracter
Character
69
A form of geometry is...
Triganometry
Triggenometry
Trigonometry
Triginnometry
70
Associate closely with; regard someone as having a strong link with
Identify
Narrator
Key Detail
Theme
