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Literary Devices Assessment
Literary Devices Assessment
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A quiz of literary devices review for high school students
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A HINT that an author drops to prepare the reader for what is to come is called...
Allusion
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Figurative language
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A thing that stands for something else more abstract is also known as...
Symbol
Personification
Allusion
Onomatopoeia
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The repetition of a consonant at the beginning of at least 3 words in a sentence is called...
Allusion
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Alliteration
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This is an example of:
Allusion
Alliteration
Personification
Onomatopoeia
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"She is the Regina George of our high school" is an example of...
Irony
Allusion
Simile
Alliteration
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"He's got more problems than a math book" is an example of:
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
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Writing that "paints a picture in your head" by appealing to the five senses is known as....
Consonance
Fiction
Symbolism
Imagery
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How do you feel about these literary devices?
Help! I have NEVER learned these before!!
I am a golden god of literary devices
I'm pretty confident
I'm feeling confused
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What is a simile?
When a vowel sound is repeated
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
When a word is like a sound
When an object has human traits
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"It was a dark and stormy night" implies something bad will happen. This is called...
Metaphor
Allusion
Pathetic fallacy
Personification
11
"Act naturally" and "deafening silence" are examples of:
Oxymorons
Cliches
Personification
Idioms
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What's a metaphor?
When a word is like a sound
When a sound is repeated 3 times
Making a reference to someone well-known
Making a comparison without "like" or "as"
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"If you don't hand in your homework, I'm going to kill you!" is an example of which device?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
