Literary Devices

Question 1

19. What literary device is used in this sentence? "It was a Cinderella story—an underdog rising to victory."

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Allusion

Question 2

10. Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?

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Whisper

Question 3

15. What literary device is used in this sentence? "Boom! The fireworks exploded in the night sky."

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Onomatopoeia

Question 4

20. "The dark clouds gathered, and a chill ran down my spine as I stepped into the abandoned house."

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Mood

Question 5

25. What literary device is used in this sentence? "Her voice was music to his ears."

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Metaphor

Question 6

11. "The sun smiled down on the beachgoers" is an example of…

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Personification

Question 7

27. What literary device is used in this sentence? "The cake was calling my name from the kitchen."

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Personification

Question 8

16. What literary device is used in this sentence? "She was drowning in a sea of grief."

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Metaphor

Question 9

7. Which of the following shows irony?

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A fire station burning down

Question 10

1. What is alliteration?

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Question 11

21. What literary device is used in this sentence? "She turned as pale as a ghost when she saw the test results."

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Simile

Question 12

14. Identify the literary device: "The wind howled through the trees, rattling the windows and shaking the house."

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Personification

Question 13

17. What literary device is used in this sentence? "He was so hungry he could eat a horse!"

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Hyperbole

Question 14

8. "The classroom was a zoo" is an example of a…

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Metaphor

Question 15

12. Which sentence contains a simile?

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"She was as graceful as a swan."

Question 16

18. What literary device is used in this sentence? "Sally sells seashells by the seashore."

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Alliteration

Question 17

24. What literary device is used in this sentence? "The car screeched to a stop just in time."

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Onomatopoeia

Question 18

3. Foreshadowing is used to…

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Give hints or clues about future events

Question 19

6. "It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of…

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Idiom

Question 20

13. Tone in a story refers to…

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The author's attitude toward the subject

Question 21

9. Mood in literature refers to…

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The overall feeling or atmosphere of a story

Question 22

4. A flashback is when…

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A character remembers an event from the past

Question 23

5. Which sentence is an example of hyperbole?

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"She cried a river of tears."

Question 24

2. Which of the following is an example of allusion?

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"He was as strong as Hercules."

Question 25

26. "As the old man sat in his rocking chair, he remembered his childhood summers on the farm."

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Flashback

Question 26

22. What literary device is used in this sentence? "The detective found a mysterious note, hinting at a tragic ending."

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Foreshadowing

Question 27

23. What literary device is used in this sentence? "The villain smiled kindly as he handed the hero a poisoned apple."

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Irony

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