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WorksheetsFigurative Language/Literary Devices Pre-Test
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which is an example of alliteration?
As straight as an arrow
She sells seashells by the seashore
Take a flight to an island in the sky
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
Yes!
Now!
Boom!
Why?
Which is an example of a simile?
As straight as an arrow
The book grabbed my attention
It's raining cats and dogs
She is an angel
Which is an example of an archetype?
Main character
Damsel in distress
Robert
Antagonist
"Avoid like the plague" is an example of what?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
Hyperbole
"I've been waiting forever!" is an example of what?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Symbolism
"His room was a hurricane of a mess" is an example of what?
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Symbolism
"Dinner was awfully good" is an example of what?
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Which choice is a figure of speech in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and inanimate objects as if they were living?
Archetype
Allusion
Apostrophe
Alliteration
Which choice a reference to something in the past that the writer assumes the reader will recognize? "Your nose is growing" from Pinnochio)
Archetype
Allusion
Alliteration
Apostrophe
What is imagery?
A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to sight.
A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses.
A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one's imagination.
A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one's dog.
What is irony?
When something is not what you wanted it to be.
When something is not what you wrote about.
When something is ironed.
When something is not what is expected.
What is symbolism?
The use of symbols to include pictures.
The use of symbols to do math.
The use of symbols to stand for something else.
The use of symbols to confuse the reader.
What is the major idea of a story or poem called?
Theme
Tone
Main Idea
Conflict
Why do people use figurative language?
To be grammatically correct
Because Twenty One Pilots use it in their songs
So they do not have to use literal language
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasize an idea and make a point
"The story jumped off of the page" is an example of what?
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Allusion
