Literary Devices
What literary device is used in this song quote?
"Pa rum pa pum pum--"
(Drummer Boy - Justin Bieber)
Onomatopoeia
What rhetorical device is used in this example?
In A Christmas Story, a BB gun is mentioned and appears repeatedly throughout the story. What is the BB gun an example of?
Motif
What word matches with this definition?
A small, showy trinket that is often hung on trees.
Ornament
Rewrite the following in active voice.
The snowman was built by Carolyn, Dominic, and JohnPaul.
Which movie is this quote from?
"Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal. And a Happy New Year."
a) The Polar Express
b) It's a Wonderful Life
c) Home Alone
d) A Christmas Story
c); Home Alone
What literary device is used in this song quote?
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer~"
(Ruldoph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry and the Pinafores)
Alliteration
What rhetorical device is used in this quote?
"Frosty was truly the warmest snowman I had ever known."
- Alyssa LOL
Oxymoron
What word matches with this definition?
A land vehicle that slides across a surface, usually of ice or snow.
Sleigh
Rewrite the following in passive voice.
Alyssa accidentally destroyed the snowman with a sled.
The snowman was accidentally destroyed with a sled.
Which movie is this quote from?
a) A Christmas Tale
b) The Nightmare Before Christmas
c) The Man Who Invented Christmas
d) Christmas Bloody Christmas
b); The Nightmare Before Christmas
What literary device is used in this song quote?
"Then went away Ruldoph, a' whizzing like a saber jet!"
(Run Rudolph Run - Chuck Berry)
Simile
What rhetorical device is used in this quote?
"Aren't we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa?"
- Bart Simpson
Irony
What word matches with this definition?
A thing given willingly without payment; a present.
Gift
Rewrite the following in active voice.
Alyssa was catapulted with snowballs by the other officers.
What movie is this quote from?
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”
a) Elf
b) Lego Star Wars Holiday Special
c) How the Grinch Stole Christmas
d) Mickey's Christmas Carol
a); Elf
What literary device is used in this song quote?
"You're a bad banana, with a greasy black peel!"
(You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Christmas Carols)
Metaphor
What rhetorical device is used in these song quotes?
"On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.."
"On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.."
"On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.."
(Twelve Days of Christmas - Christmas Carols)
Parallelism
An arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave.
Wreath
Rewrite the following in passive voice.
Carolyn's dance kick split the sled into two.
The sled was split into two by Carolyn's dance kick.
What movie is this quote from?
"If I could work my will, every idiot who goes around with "Merry Christmas" on his lips would be cooked with his own turkey and buried with a stake of holly through his heart!"
a) Alien Xmas
b) The Muppet Christmas Carol
c) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
d) It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
b); The Muppet Christmas Carol
Which literary device is used in this song quote?
"You better not shout, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why--"
(Santa Claus is Comin' to Town - Mariah Carey)
Anaphora
What rhetorical device is used in this story?
In A Christmas Carol, Scrooge represents greed and selfishness, Bob Cratchit represents common humanity, and Tiny Tim represents disadvantaged members of society.
Allegory
What word matches with this definition?
A spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of a higher being, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe.
Angel
Rewrite the following in active voice.
Another snowman was built by JohnPaul and Dominic, as Carolyn back-handspringed away.
JohnPaul and Dominic built another snowman as Carolyn back-handspringed away.
What movie is this quote from?
“Come on, Snoopy, we don’t have any time for this playing around. The guests will be here pretty soon, so please get ready to help serve them.”
a) A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
b) A Charlie Brown Christmas
c) It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
d) It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown!