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- 1. Multiple Choice
Repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words that are near to each other. Often used in poetry. (Example: Seven slippery snakes slithered sneakily southwards.)
tone
simile
personification
alliteration
- 2. Multiple Choice
Words and/or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. They bring a piece of text alive so that you can use your imagination to see, hear, feel, taste, or smell what is being described.
metaphor
personification
imagery
theme
- 3. Multiple Choice
A direct comparison of two otherwise unlike things that have some qualities in common. Ex., My hands are ice cubes.
metaphor
simile
personification
tone
- 4. Multiple Choice
A comparison using "like" or "as." Ex., My hands are like ice cubes.
metaphor
simile
tone
personification
- 5. Multiple Choice
The giving of human qualities and traits to an animal, object or idea. Ex., The dandelions danced in the breeze.
tone
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
- 6. Multiple Choice
Hints about what will happen in the future of a text.
backshadowing
foreshadowing
flashback
flashforward
- 7. Multiple Choice
When the author takes the reader back in time to share an important memory.
flashback
foreshadowing
flashforward
backshadowing
- 8. Multiple Choice
These are all examples of...
Alliteration
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
- 9. Multiple Choice
This literary device is usually found between quotation marks.
dialogue
mood
simile
metaphor
- 10. Multiple Choice
Anything that stands for or represents something else.
Adverb
Characterization
Imagery
Symbolism
- 11. Multiple Choice
Referring to something famous for emphasis (Romeo)
idioms
allusions
couplet
personification
- 12. Multiple Choice
A paragraph in a poem
hyperbole
tome
imagery
stanza
- 13. Multiple Choice
Two lines in a poem that rhyme
couplet
simile
metaphor
mood
- 14. Multiple Choice
A major exaggeration (this book bag weighs a tonne!)
hyperbole
imagery
oxymoron
personification
- 15. Multiple Choice
How a poem is set up or how it rhymes (AABB CCDD)
oxymoron
metaphor
rhyme scheme
idioms
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story is called thethesissummarythemeplot
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of theme?
Cinderella was thoughtful and kind.
Jack risked his life to save Jane.
Don't judge people by outward appearances.
Happiness
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of MOOD?
The feeling of a story.
Words that sound like what they mean.
A repetition of the initial consonant sound of words.
A conversation between two or more characters.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Identify the mood: “Did a shadow fall across the moon or did the moon simply go out, extinguished as abruptly and completely as a candle? There was still the sound of leaves, a terrified, terrifying rushing. All light was gone. Darkness was complete. Suddenly the wind was gone, and all sound. Meg felt that Calvin was being torn from her. When she reached for him her fingers touched nothing.”
Sad
Frightening
Magical
Joyous
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