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