Literature is life

1. Attentivenes
Mrs. Ma.Jane Tungcul

2. ONLINE GROUP QUIZ
INSTRUCTIONS:
•There will be three rounds.
•You will work in groups of 3-
4 members and be assigned to
breakout rooms.
•You will be given 1 minute to
confer with each other and
answer the questions.
•Each group will assign one
person to submit their answer
to the teacher via direct
message/private chat as soon
the round is over.

3. ROUND 1: EASY ROUND
• You have one minute to discuss and
answer.
• Type the letter that corresponds
to the correct answer your group
has discussed.
• Submit your answers by the end of
the round.

4. What literary device is used
in this sentence?
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
d. irony
The wind whispered
sweetly in my ear.

5. What literary device is used
in this sentence?
a. allusion
b. simile
c. metaphor
d. anaphora
You are the sunshine
that brings light to
my grey days.

6. The laughter of the
witch sounded like
nails on a
chalkboard.
What literary device is
used in this sentence?
a. simile
b. alliteration
c. oxymoron
d. litotes

7. LET'S CHECK
YOUR
KNOWLEDGE!
1. C. Personification
This example is not a
metaphor or simile because
the wind is not being
compared to anything.
There is nothing in the
sentence that suggests it
means the opposite of what
it being stated, so the
answer is not irony.
It is an example of
personification, which is
when you give human
attributes or qualities to
non-living things or

8. 2. C. Metaphor
This is not an example of
an allusion, which is
defined is an an indirect
reference.
It is not an anaphora,
which is the repetition of
a word or expression at the
beginning of sentences or
clauses.
This example features a
comparison of two unlike
objects. In this example,
"you" and "sunshine" are
compared to one another. It
is a metaphor and not a
simile, because it is a

9. 3. A. Simile
A simile is an indirect
comparison of two unlike
objects using the words "like"
or "as". In this sentence, the
laughter of the witch is being
compared to nails on a
chalkboard.
It is not an example of
alliteration, which is the
repetition of consonant
sounds.
It is not an oxymoron, because
it doesn't feature two

10. ROUND 2:
AVERAGE ROUND
•You have one minute to
discuss and answer.
•Submit your answers by
the end of the round.

11. What literary device is
used in this sentence?
Pretty Princess
Pamela prefers to
prance and
pirouette.

12. What literary device
is used in this
sentence?
Matt rapped with
the band while the
man in the tan hat
clapped.

13. The words "popped" and
"sizzled" are words that
sound like their meaning.
What literary device is this?
The bacon popped
and sizzled in the
frying pan.

14. 4. Alliteration
Alliteration is the
repetition of consonant
sounds. In this example,
the /p/ sound is repeated
throughout the sentence in
the words "Pretty",
"Princess", "Pamela",
"prefers", "prance" and
"pirouette."
5. Assonance
Assonance is the
repetition of vowel
sounds. The words "Matt"
"rapped" "band" "man"
"tan" "hat", and

15. 6. Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is when
a word evokes its
actual sound. The
sounds of the words
"pop" (which means a
sharp, snapping noise)
and "sizzle" (a
hissing sound that is
made when cooking)
suggest the words
themselves.

16. ROUND 3:
DIFFICULT
ROUND
• Read the selection and
identify the correct
literary device.
• You have one minute to
discuss and answer.
• Submit your answers by
the end of the round.

17. "I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales
and hills"
What literary device is used in
the phrase
"I wandered lonely as a cloud?"
Read this excerpt from William Wordsworth's
poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" (16):

18. "Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly
dance."
This excerpt describes a field of
daffodils. What literary device is
used in the phrase "tossing their
heads in sprightly dance."?
Read this excerpt from William
Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered
Lonely as a Cloud" (16):

19. 7. Simile
This phrase shows an
indirect comparison
between I/ the speaker
and a cloud, using the
word "as".
8. Personification.
In this excerpt,
daffodils are described
as "tossing their heads
in sprightly dance",
which is an action that

20. You've reached the end
of this quiz. Good job!
Remember: Writers use literary devices to
creatively express meaning in unique ways.
When you are able to identify and understand
literary devices, reading and writing become
more enjoyable and fulfilling.
REFERENCE:
Wordsworth, William. “The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Vol. III.” The Project
Gutenberg, Project Gutenberg, 8 Apr. 2018, www.gutenberg.org/files/12383/12383-h/12383-
h.htm.