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WorksheetsPoetic Devices
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
And all the men and women merely players.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
2.
The quote, "All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players", suggests _______
a)
The Shakespeare is God and has created us all
b)
That people are really famous and should all try to become famous professional actors
c)
People are merely characters acting out parts in their daily lives.
d)
This is an extreme hyperbole that is really unbelieveable
3.
The teapot sang as the water boiled/
The ice cubes cackled in their glass/
the teacups chattered to one another./
While the chairs were passing gas
The ice cubes cackled in their glass/
the teacups chattered to one another./
While the chairs were passing gas
a)
hyperbole
b)
understatement
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
4.
In David Edding's 'The Tamuli', Emperor Sarabian refers to a hurricane as "a light breeze", the loss of half his fleet as "a minor inconvenience", the imminent collapse of his empire as "some civil unrest. This author has used the figurative device of __________________
a)
understatement
b)
consonance
c)
overstatement
d)
pun
5.
This exceprt, "she tried to get rid of the kitten which had scrambled up her back and stuck like a burr just out of reach.” — Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott, is an example of which device?
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
pun
d)
metaphor
6.
The tv show, Big Brother, is named after the concept of the government actually "watching" people through surveillance cameras. This act of name a show after this idea is known as an ______________?
a)
pun
b)
allusion
c)
propaganda
d)
overstatement
7.
All of the millionaire’s money only made him more melancholy
a)
consonance
b)
alliteration
c)
rhyme
d)
hyperbole
8.
a)
humor
b)
understatement
c)
exaggeration
d)
pun
9.
“A man can have a belly you could house commercial aircraft in and a grand total of eight greasy strands of hair, which he grows real long and combs across the top of his head so that he looks, when viewed from above, like an egg in the grasp of a giant spider, plus this man can have B.O. to the point where he interferes with radio transmissions, and he will still be convinced that, in terms of attractiveness, he is borderline Don Johnsons.”
a)
overstatement
b)
humor
c)
sarcasm
d)
pun
10.
Read the following statements and decide what device is being used.
Charlie gazed hopelessly at the endless pile of bills stretching across the counter.
Old Mr. Johnson has been teaching here since the Stone Age.
Charlie gazed hopelessly at the endless pile of bills stretching across the counter.
Old Mr. Johnson has been teaching here since the Stone Age.
a)
pun
b)
hyperbole
c)
irony
d)
metaphor
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