WorksheetsLiterary Devices
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the options below defines the term hyperbole?
A human quality given to an object
An extreme exaggeration
A self-contradictory statement
The imitation of a sound
Which are examples of an onomatopoeia? Select all that apply.
Boom!
Swish!
Car Crash
Clackety-Clack
Which of the following are examples of paradox?
"All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."
Time flies when you're having fun.
"The cow jumped over the moon."
"I can resist anything but temptation."
Which is an example of oxymoron?
Deafening silence
This statement is false.
Which line(s) from Edgar Allan Poe's, "The Raven," are examples of alliteration? Select all that apply.
"Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,"
"And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain"
"Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow"
"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping."
Literary Irony is ...
A statement used to express an opposite meaning.
A statement that seems illogical or self-contradictory.
A combination of 2 words that, together, express a contradictory meaning.
A series of words that all start with the same sound.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! What is this an example of?
paradox
hyperbole
Repetition is when a word or phrase is written multiple times, usually for the purpose of emphasis.
True
False
Which lines from "Romeo and Juliet" include examples of personification?
“To be consorted with the humorous night.”
“Care keeps his watch in every old man’s eye,
And, where care lodges, sleep will never lie…”
''parting is such sweet sorrow.''
When an author attempts to appeal to your senses, he most likely is using which literary device?
Irony
Imagery
Repetition
