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Literary Devices Quiz
ELA 8
Instructions:
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1.
Metaphor
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2.
Simile
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3.
Onomatopoeia
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4.
Personification
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5.
Idiom
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6.
Hyperbole
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7.
Oxymoron
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a.
Compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. ex; she swam like a fish.
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b.
A sentence or phrase with two opposite or contradicting words. ex; The chair is pretty ugly.
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c.
Assigning human qualities to something that is not human. ex; The trees danced in the wind.
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d.
A word that sounds like what it describes. ex; The water splashed when I jumped in.
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e.
An exaggerated statement. ex; They were dying of laughter.
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f.
A group of words that has a different meaning from the literal meaning. ex; Break a leg.
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g.
Compares two different things. ex; Jim is a giraffe.
Literary Devices Quiz
(Answer Key)
ELA 8
Instructions:
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g
1.
Metaphor
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a
2.
Simile
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d
3.
Onomatopoeia
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c
4.
Personification
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f
5.
Idiom
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e
6.
Hyperbole
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b
7.
Oxymoron
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a.
Compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. ex; she swam like a fish.
-
b.
A sentence or phrase with two opposite or contradicting words. ex; The chair is pretty ugly.
-
c.
Assigning human qualities to something that is not human. ex; The trees danced in the wind.
-
d.
A word that sounds like what it describes. ex; The water splashed when I jumped in.
-
e.
An exaggerated statement. ex; They were dying of laughter.
-
f.
A group of words that has a different meaning from the literal meaning. ex; Break a leg.
-
g.
Compares two different things. ex; Jim is a giraffe.