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Literary Devices 8th Grade
Example of alliteration.
The conflict of 'The Sniper' is:
Literary Devices 8th Grade
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The conflict of 'The Sniper' is:
Man vs. self.
Man vs. man.
Never underestimate your opponent.
A man vs. several large animals.
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Example of alliteration.
Billy Bob bought blistering bacon, bro.
The fat cat sat on the mat.
The Mona Lisa.
The whispering tree.
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What is the author's purpose of 'The Sniper'?
Explain
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
4
Example of a METAPHOR
He hit like a truck.
The tree was a shady monster in the night.
He was as ugly as a frying pan.
The trees whispered in the night.
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What is an example of irony?
A fire truck puts out a fire.
Girl believes she is being broken up with, gets proposed to.
Girl thinks she is being broken up with, is broken up with.
None of the above.
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What happens during the falling action of 'The Sniper'?
The Sniper smokes a cigarette.
The Sniper crosses the street.
The Sniper shoots his brother.
The Sniper discovers his enemy is his brother.
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Who is the antagonist of 'The Most Dangerous Game'?
Rainsford
Nature
Zaroff
Whitney
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An example of a theme is:
War
Slow and steady wins the race.
Friendship is cool.
Love
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What is an example of jargon?
Saying words like 'yo'.
Saying words like 'gg' while playing videogames.
Saying words like 'y'all' and 'a'int'.
None of the above.
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What happens during the rising action of 'The Most Dangerous Game'?
Rainsford finds out Zaroff is his brother.
Rainsford meets Ivan.
Rainsford falls off a boat.
Rainsford jumps into the river to 'win' the hunt.
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What happens during the climax of 'The Most Dangerous Game'?
Rainsford jumps into the river in the final day of the hunt.
Rainsford falls off the boat.
Rainsford sneaks into Zaroff's room.
Rainsford discovers Zaroff hunts humans.
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What happens during the exposition of 'The Sniper'?
The Sniper discovers his enemy is his brother.
The Sniper falls off a boat.
The Sniper smokes a cigarette.
The Sniper shoots at the old woman.
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Who is the protagonist of 'The Sniper'?
The old lady
The Armored Jeep
Freestate Sniper
Republican Sniper
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The conflict of 'The Most Dangerous Game" is:
Man vs. Man.
Both 1 and 3
Man vs. self.
Man vs. Nature
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Setting includes:
None of the above.
Location
Time
Both time and location.
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Foreshadowing
Hints and Clues that suggest what is to come.
The way an author puts together sentences.
A section of the story taking place in the past.
Uncertainty about what will come.
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What is an example of dialect?
Saying words like 'yo'.
None of the above.
Saying words like 'gg'.
Saying words like 'y'all' and 'a'int'.
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The denotation of the word 'destruction' is:
A process causing damage.
Satisfying.
Positive.
Terrifying.
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Internal Conflict
Struggle of opposing ideas or feelings.
Struggle against an outside force: nature or character.
A problem.
The time and place that a story takes place.
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What is not an example of irony?
A firetruck catches on fire.
Googling the answers to a quiz.
An anteater being eaten by an ant.
A tow truck being broken down.
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Tone
The reader's attitude toward a subject.
The author's attitude toward a subject.
The mood generated by metaphors.
The editor's attitude toward a subject.
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What is the author's purpose of 'The Most Dangerous Game'?
Entertain
Inform
Persuade
Explain
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An example of an allusion is:
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action
Man vs. man.
Discussing the process of a story.
Referencing a song in a story.
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The connotation of the word 'destruction' is:
Negative.
The process of causing damage.
Positive.
Terrifying.
