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ELA 9th Grade Literary Devices quiz.
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1
“What a pleasant day” (when it is raining heavily)
irony
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
2
The iron gates looked down at them cruelly
irony
simile
personification
character
3
You know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what
simile
theme
foreshadowing
personification
4
“I had the craziest night last night! I’ll tell you all about it.”
personification
metaphor
point of view
imagery
5
The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way.
tone
allegory
allusion
alliteration
6
It’s no wonder everyone refers to Mary as another Mother Theresa; she loves to help others.
personification
metaphor
tone
allusion
7
Faith is an uphill climb: a stumble might make you fall, but belief will see you to the top
allegory
characterization
personification
simile
8
People slice-and-dice our country into red states for Republicans, blue states for Democrats.
alliteration
mood
imagery
personification
9
It was sometime past midnight and…
point of view
theme
simile
setting
10
A boy is forced to join the army and fights to survive as his love waits at home.
tone
theme
mood
motif
11
The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.
personification
tone
mood
imagery
12
One Ring to rule them all...one Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
theme
imagery
symbolism
mood
13
Referring to WWI as “the war to end all wars”
situational irony
dramatic irony
irony
verbal irony
14
"The movie was amazing! I was laughing so hard I cried!”
tone
mood
imagery
personification
15
The movie “The Truman Show”, where only Truman doesn’t know that he’s being filmed at all times
verbal irony
situational irony
irony
dramatic irony
