WorksheetsLiterary Devices: Hyperbole, Personification (+ S, M, A, C, A)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I could sleep for an hour.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a hyperbole
2.
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
3.
I am so hungry I could eat a slice of pie.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
4.
Lisa's mouth is as big as Texas.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a hyperbole
5.
My house was hot as 10,000 suns!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a hyperbole
6.
Which of the following is a simile?
a)
He is as tall as a tree!
b)
He is the tallest man in the world!
c)
He is taller than my dad!
d)
He is a tree standing in the middle of the court!
7.
Which of the following is a metaphor?
a)
He is super fast.
b)
He is as fast as a cheetah.
c)
He ran like a cheetah chasing a bird.
d)
He was a cheetah running in the race.
8.
"Victoria vrooms in the van very vivaciously." is an example of...
a)
consonance
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
9.
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Whistling
b)
Happiness
c)
Walking
d)
Hiking
10.
"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?
What is being personified?
a)
Adele
b)
The store
c)
High heels
d)
Her
11.
"The lumberjack leveled many trees that day as his chainsaw sang its deadly song."
What is being personified?
What is being personified?
a)
The lumberjack
b)
The trees
c)
The chainsaw
d)
The song
12.
"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What human characteristic is being given?
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Eating
b)
Baking
c)
Chewing
d)
Making people guilty
13.
Slippery, smooth silk slipped through Sarah's slender fingers
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
assonance and consonance
14.
We welcomed all the wise men from the West.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
e)
Personification
15.
She stuck the stolen stapler in her suitcase.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
e)
Personification
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