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Figurative Language and Poetic Devices

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of an allusion?

a)

"I rise, I rise, I rise."

b)

"It was such an obvious lie, I was surprised his nose didn’t start growing."

c)

"She had a photographic memory but never developed it."

2.

Definition: what ACTUALLY happens in the poem without looking for the deeper meaning

a)

Literal meaning

b)

Figurative meaning

3.

Definition: the theme or symbolic, deeper meaning of a poem.

a)

Literal meaning

b)

Figurative meaning

4.

“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know which one you're going to get.”

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

rhyme

5.

Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?

a)

We've been stuck in this class for forever.

b)

I love chocolate ice cream.

c)

The students in class all earned a C or lower on the test.

d)

Alice spent her entire allowance of $20 on a new pair of flip flops.

6.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

I could hear the sound of the wind.

b)

The wind whooshed by the car as we sped up.

c)

The wind felt cold against my skin.

d)

The wind blew through the trees.

7.

I let out a silent scream as the cat walked through the door carrying a dead mouse.

a)

oxymoron

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

8.

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

a)

You better just be kidding; don't pull my leg.

b)

The cat sang its song to the night sky, sitting out on the fence.

c)

I have to go to after-school tutoring.

d)

We talked about taking the terrible test on Tuesday.

9.

"I can't go out tonight because I'm feeling under the weather."

a)

idiom

b)

personification

c)

oxymoron

d)

simile

10.
the repetition of consonant sounds, like in "sally sells sea shells by the sea shore"
a)
assonance
b)
repetition
c)
alliteration
d)
rhyme
11.

language that appeals to the five senses (helps you picture the words in your mind)

a)

imagery

b)

connotation

c)

alliteration

d)

rhyme

12.
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
oxymoron
13.
a direct comparison of two unlike things
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
imagery
14.
the repetition of vowel sounds in words close together
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
repetition
d)
rhyme
15.
the author's or speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
simile
d)
theme
16.
an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect
a)
personification
b)
oxymoron
c)
pun
d)
hyperbole
17.
an underlying message about life or human nature that a writer wants the reader to understand
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
theme
d)
pun
18.
person the speaker is talking to or the person reading the poem
a)
speaker
b)
author
c)
audience
d)
some guy
19.
the most basic single string of words by which a poem or play is divided
a)
stanza
b)
line
c)
rhyme
d)
diction
20.
the emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature produces in a reader
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
imagery
d)
ambiance
21.
a figure of speech where two words that contradict are put together
a)
pun
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
22.
a play on words that exploits multiple meanings or similar sounds
a)
metaphor
b)
rhyme
c)
imagery
d)
pun
23.
the voice that is talking to us in a poem
a)
author
b)
speaker
c)
poet
d)
audience
24.
when a word, phrase, or line is repeated within the text in close proximity
a)
rhyme
b)
repetition
c)
simile
d)
diction
25.
Figurative language type? "A cross-eyed teacher couldn't control his pupils."
a)
pun
b)
oxymoron
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
26.
Figurative language type? "Ding Dong!  The clock struck twelve."
a)
hyperbole
b)
imagery
c)
onomatopoia
d)
metaphor
27.
Figurative language type? "The building stared menacingly at me."
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
pun
28.

What are groups of lines in a poem that provide a natural break?

a)

Lines

b)

Theme

c)

Rhyme Scheme

d)

Stanzas

29.

A/an ________ is an saying in our culture that is not meant to be taken literally.

a)

Idiom

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

30.
The message of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" is that lying is bad.
--
What is this an example of?
a)
Mood
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Rhythm
d)
Theme
31.
Which sentence contains IMAGERY (sensory details)?
a)
The man bought groceries.
b)
The man bought lots of groceries for home.
c)
The tall, dark-haired man bought groceries in brightly-colored packages.
d)
The man went to the store.
32.
What is an example of ONOMATOPOEIA?
a)
Red
b)
House
c)
Football
d)
Buzz
33.
Which sentence uses ALLITERATION?
a)
Silence is golden.
b)
He bakes brown bread.
c)
They fly as high as eagles.
d)
The car is shiny.
34.
Which one is a METAPHOR?
a)
Silence is golden.
b)
He bakes brown bread.
c)
They fly as high as eagles.
d)
The car is shiny.
35.
An IDIOM is a common expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. Which of these is an idiom?
a)
He bakes brown bread.
b)
It's a piece of cake!
c)
I like rollercoasters.
d)
What is that?
36.

What is the RHYME SCHEME of this poem?

--

Roses are red,

We have the flu.

I can't smell anything

And neither can you.

a)

A, C, A, B

b)

A, B, C, B

c)

A, B, C, C

d)

A, B, A, B

37.
TONE is the attitude a writer takes toward the subject. Which term means the emotion created in the reader?
a)
Theme
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Mood
38.
"That ice cream is calling my name!"
--
What is this an example of?
a)
Metaphor
b)
End Rhyme
c)
Personification
d)
Onomatopoeia
39.
What kind of rhyme is this?
--
I know Mary won't date Harry.
a)
End Rhyme
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Stanza
d)
Internal Rhyme
40.

What kind of RHYME is this?

--

Sandra sat upon the stair,

Weaving flowers in her hair.

a)

Internal Rhyme

b)

Metaphor

c)

End Rhyme

d)

Imagery

41.

A blue, new moon rose high in the sky, casting a subdued hue over the school.

a)

simile

b)

assonance

c)

metaphor

d)

creepy

42.
A reference to a famous person, place, event, or piece of literature is called a(n) ________.
a)
inference
b)
metaphor 
c)
rhyme scheme
d)
allusion 
43.
Which tone is represented in the following passage?
"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!"
a)
Annoying
b)
Excited
c)
Calm
d)
Scary
44.

Which kind of figurative language is used?

“We will fight come what may, we will fight on all fronts, we will fight for a thousand years.”

a)

repetition

b)

rhyme

c)

simile

d)

oxymoron

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