Analyzing Literature through Literary Devices Used

The giant tree was ablazed with red, orange, and gold leaves. This is an example of ____________________

• A. personification

• B. metaphor

• C. imagery

• d. simile

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.

• A. simile

• B. hyperbole

• C. metaphor

• D. personification

The wind whistled through the trees during the storm.

• A. personification

• B. metaphor

• C. simile

• D. symbol

I was so tired after school, I slept for a mouth!

• A. hyperbole

• B. simile

• C. metaphor

• D. personification

5. The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing.

• A. personification

• B. symbolism

• C. simile

• D. hyperbole

BAM! The door shut behind me. This is an example of ______________

• A. onomatopeia

• B. simile

• C. symbolism

• D. personification

7. The city was a jungle is an example of ____________

• A. alliteration

• B. metaphor

• C. simile

• D. onomatopeia

8. The way the reader feels when reading a story is called ___________

• A. tone

• B. mood

• C. setting

• D. theme

Last night I dreamt about chickens

They were playing on my pillows

They were nesting in my head

They were walking in my room

They were lying on my bed

What does this poem use?

• A. oxymoron

• B. symbol

• C. repetition

• D. imagery

This excerpt appeals to which sense:

Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue..

• A. sound

• B. smell

• C. sight

• D. touch