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WorksheetsLovely Literary Language
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
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1.
What is a SIMILE?
a)
A direct comparison between two basically different things. A simile is introduced by the words “like” or “as”.
b)
A slant rhyme or half rhyme occurs when the vowel sounds are not quite identical.
c)
The use of sensory details that appeal to the five senses.
d)
A figure of speech which imitates the sound of what it describes.
2.
What is MOOD?
a)
Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea.
b)
A group of lines forming a unit in a poem (as a paragraph in a story would).
c)
The overall emotional feeling of a work.
d)
The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza.
3.
What is a METAPHOR?
a)
A group of lines forming a unit in a poem (as a paragraph in a story would).
b)
A reference to a historical figure, place, or event.
c)
A comparison between two different things not using the words “like” or “as”.
d)
A direct comparison between two basically different things. A simile is introduced by the words “like” or “as”.
4.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
a)
A figure of speech which imitates the sound of what it describes.
b)
Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea.
c)
A group of lines forming a unit in a poem (as a paragraph in a story would).
d)
Human characteristics are given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas.
5.
What is a speaker?
a)
Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea.
b)
A direct comparison between two basically different things. A simile is introduced by the words “like” or “as”.
c)
The use of sensory details that appeal to the five senses.
d)
The voice that communicates with the reader of a poem, similar to a narrator of a story. This is usually a character separate from the actual poet.
6.
What is IMAGERY?
a)
A comparison between two different things not using the words “like” or “as”.
b)
Human characteristics are given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas.
c)
The use of sensory details that appeal to the five senses.
d)
A reference to a historical figure, place, or event.
7.
Onomatopeia is.........
a)
A figure of speech which imitates the sound of what it describes.
b)
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.
c)
A group of lines forming a unit in a poem (as a paragraph in a story would).
d)
The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza.
8.
REPETITION is.............
a)
The voice that communicates with the reader of a poem, similar to a narrator of a story. This is usually a character separate from the actual poet.
b)
The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza.
c)
The repeating of a sound, word, phrase, or more in a given literary work.
d)
A pair of words consisting of two seemingly contradictory terms.
9.
ALLITERATION is ...................
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.
b)
The voice that communicates with the reader of a poem, similar to a narrator of a story. This is usually a character separate from the actual poet.
c)
The repeating of a sound, word, phrase, or more in a given literary work.
d)
The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza.
10.
What is SYMBOL/SYMBOLISM?
a)
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
b)
Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea.
c)
A pair of words consisting of two seemingly contradictory terms.
d)
Human characteristics are given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas.
11.
THEME is .........
a)
The overall emotional feeling of a work.
b)
Human characteristics are given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas.
c)
A pair of words consisting of two seemingly contradictory terms.
d)
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.
12.
Facts are .........
a)
A phrase that contains an instruction
b)
Information about something
c)
A person's own opinion
d)
An unreliable source
13.
Opinions are ..........
a)
Reliable information
b)
A play on words
c)
A person's own view
d)
A recreation of the past
14.
Which of the sentences is an example of alliteration?
a)
sally farted out rainbows
b)
Billy Bozzle Buckled buttons before bedtime
c)
a fat cat that spat at dat bat
d)
All of the above
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