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WorksheetsLiterary Devices quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! "BOOM" is an example of...
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
2.
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
3.
What is a simile?
a)
Comparing two things without using like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two things using like and as
d)
None of the above
4.
What is a metaphor?
a)
Comparing two things in a text
b)
Comparing two things using like and as
c)
An exaggeration
d)
Comparing two things without using like and as
5.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
6.
Dramatic irony is when the audience is in on a secret that the __________.
a)
Characters have missed
b)
Author is uncertain about
c)
Characters don't want them to know
d)
Audience, characters, and author are uncertain about
7.
A pilot with a fear of heights
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
8.
A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said “wonderful weather we’re having!”
a)
verbal irony
b)
dramatic irony
c)
situational irony
d)
none of the above
9.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.
b)
a comparison using like or as
c)
repeating the beginning consonant sounds
d)
none of the above
10.
"A short phrase that contains two phrases that contradict each other."
a)
oxymoron
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
11.
What is a soliloquy?
a)
a brief remark that the audience can hear but characters cannot
b)
a lengthy speech addressed to the other characters on stage
c)
a lengthy speech in which one character is alone on stage
d)
speech in which a word has a double meaning
12.
What is an aside?
a)
a brief remark that the audience can hear but characters cannot
b)
a lengthy speech in which one character is alone on stage
c)
speech in which a word has a double meaning
d)
a lengthy speech addressed to the other characters on stage
13.
What is a monologue?
a)
a lengthy speech in which one character is alone on stage
b)
a brief remark that the audience can hear but characters cannot
c)
speech in which a word has a double meaning
d)
a lengthy speech addressed to the other characters on stage
14.
The best definition of theme is...
a)
The lesson the author is teaching.
b)
The message the author is sending.
c)
A word that summarizes the story.
d)
The character's main problem.
15.
When the current setting is interupted to go back in time to learn more about a character or a situation, it is called...
a)
Foreshadow
b)
Flashback
16.
The use of clues or hints to suggest something is going to happen in the future is called ....
a)
foreshadow
b)
flashback
17.
What is a Pun?
a)
Words that sound the same but are spelled different
b)
Play on words: a joke
c)
An idiom
d)
Pickle and onion mix
18.
What is rhyme scheme?
a)
I don't know.
b)
Don't care.
c)
Don't like poetry.
d)
The pattern of the rhyme in a poem.
19.
Point of view is...
a)
the author's opinion
b)
who the narrator is
c)
the narrator's position in relation to the story being told.
d)
the reader's opinion
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