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Literary Devices Quiz
Literary Devices Quiz
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A quiz for Mrs. Timmins English class
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1
Which is an example of hyperbole
The tree trunk was torn to shreds
I am so hungry, i could eat a horse
He is crazy as a wolf
None of the above
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What is the definition of personification
A thing, idea or an animal that gets humanlike qualities
When most words in a sentence begin with the same letter
A word or phrase not taken literally
An extreme exaggeration
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Fill in the blank: ______ is when words that begin with the same first letter ?
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Allusion
4
Which is an example of an Allusion
Brave like a lion
Chocolate was her Achilles heel
The fire swallowed the forest
America is a melting pot
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Fill in the blank: Claims that are not to be taken literally are called ________?
Simile
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
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What is the definition of Onomatopoeia?
claims not to be taken literally
Words that have the same beginning letter
A word from a sound associated with what is named
None of the above
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Which is an example of a simile?
He was an animal
None of the above
Crazy like a fox
The wind touched my face
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What is an example of personification?
The bushes whispered my name
The branch reached out and touched my back
All the above
The wind touched my face in the night
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What is the definition of an allusion
An extreme exaggeration
a word or phrase not taken literally
the comparison of one thing with another thing
an indirect or passing reference
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What is the definition of alliteration
a word or phrase is applied to an object or action
word or phrase not taken literally
when most words in a sentence begin with the same letter
an indirect or passing reference
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Fill in the blank: ______ compares one thing to a different thing using like or as
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
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Which is an example of a Metaphor?
We are like 2 peas in a pod
None of the above
Rub me the wrong way
Time is money
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Fill in the blank: A thing, idea or an animal that gets humanlike qualities is _______
allusion
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
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What is the definition of an Idiom
An extreme exaggeration
A thing, idea or an animal that gets humanlike qualities
when most words in a sentence begin with the same letter
A word or phrase not taken literally
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Fill in the blank: ______ is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Idiom
