Literary devices

Questions

1. Which phrase is an example of alliteration?

   • A snake hissed loudly
   • Silly snakes slither slowly
   • Snakes are like ropes
   • The snake was very long
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   Silly snakes slither slowly

2. What is alliteration?

   • Comparing two things with like or as
   • Exaggerating for effect
   • Repeating the same starting sound in nearby words
   • Using words that imitate sounds
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   Repeating the same starting sound in nearby words

3. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of alliteration. (True or false?)

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   True

4. Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?

   • Buzz
   • Happy
   • Quickly
   • Under
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   Buzz

5. In "The door creaked and the floor squeaked," which words are onomatopoeia?

   • The and and
   • creaked and squeaked
   • door and creaked
   • door and floor
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   creaked and squeaked

6. Which line contains both alliteration and onomatopoeia?

   • A swarm of bees flew
   • Bees make honey daily
   • The bees buzzed busily
   • The bees were busy
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   The bees buzzed busily

7. Onomatopoeia is when a word's sound imitates the sound it describes. (True or false?)

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   True

8. Which sentence uses hyperbole?

   • I told you twice to tidy up.
   • I've told you a million times to tidy up!
   • The room was tidy.
   • Tidy up, please, before dinner.
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   I've told you a million times to tidy up!

9. What is the purpose of hyperbole?

   • To give exact facts
   • To make the reader hear a sound
   • To repeat a starting letter
   • To stress a point through obvious exaggeration
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   To stress a point through obvious exaggeration

10. Name the device: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." (Answer out loud)

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    Hyperbole

11. Hyperbole and lying are the same, because both say things that are untrue. (True or false?)

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    False

12. What is imagery in writing?

    • A list of pictures in a book
    • A very long exaggeration
    • Descriptive language that appeals to the senses
    • Words that start with the same letter
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    Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

13. Which sense does "the sharp tang of lemon on my tongue" mainly appeal to?

    • Hearing
    • Sight
    • Taste
    • Touch
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    Taste

14. Which sense is used in: "the velvety, warm fur brushed my cheek"? (Answer out loud)

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    Touch

15. Which line is the best example of visual imagery?

    • Golden light spilled across the rippling lake.
    • I went to the lake.
    • Lakes are bodies of water.
    • The lake was nice.
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    Golden light spilled across the rippling lake.

16. Which two senses: "the soft hum of the fridge and the sharp smell of pine"? (Answer out loud)

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    Hearing and smell

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