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Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Words spelled the way they sound
a)
Onomatoepoia
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Onamatapia
d)
Onamotopoeia
2.
A direct representation or a comparison where one thing is another
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Pun
3.
A device that gives human attributes to animals and objects
a)
Juxtaposition
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Personification
d)
Imagery
4.
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
a)
Simile
b)
Simie
c)
Smile
d)
Similie
5.
What poetic device is this?
a)
Repetition
b)
Consonance
c)
Assonance
d)
Alliteration
6.
"I told you a million times, do not exaggerate!" is an example of
a)
Hyperbowl
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Hyperbully
d)
Hiperbolie
7.
A mental picture described using sight, smell, taste, hearing, or touch.
a)
Imagery
b)
Image
c)
Imagination
d)
Imagerie
8.
The _____________________ meaning of words does not mean what it said.
It can be connotation or the feeling / idea we give a word.
It can be connotation or the feeling / idea we give a word.
a)
Literal
b)
Figurative
c)
Literally
d)
Figure 8
9.
An ________ is everyday expression that doesn't mean what it says, which can be jargon or slang as well.
a)
idiom
b)
idiam
c)
idadam
d)
indian
10.
The wind was like a piercing arrow.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
11.
Make this a simile. She sings...
a)
at lunch
b)
at the crowd
c)
like a bird
d)
very well
12.
She swims like a fish.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
13.
She was a giant.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
14.
She is fast as a rocket!
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
15.
He is a sneaky fox.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
16.
"The Flash is fast like lightning." This is an example of...
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
17.
"Superman is a man of steel." This is an example of...
a)
a metaphor
b)
an idiom
c)
an oxymoron
d)
onomatopoeia
18.
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
19.
After playing football on the cold January day, his fingers were icicles.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hot chocolate
20.
The chair screamed when the kids jumped on it.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personifcation
d)
Alliteration
21.
The wind was like a piercing arrow.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
22.
Choose the statement below that best represents an example of imagery.
a)
The dog ran down the road.
b)
The dog ran down the dirt road.
c)
The shaggy dog trotted briskly down the dirt covered road.
d)
The dog ran down the road, and walked down the sidewalk.
23.
The lazy river looks less than lovely this late in the day. This sentence is a good example of how an author can use __________________ in writing to communicate a point. (hint: it is a type of sound technique)
a)
rhyme
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
24.
What is the best example of foreshadowing below:
a)
Three witches telling Macbeth he will one day be King
b)
Banquo going to sleep and having a dream
c)
Macduff's wife dying
d)
Malcolm wants to kill Macbeth
25.
I am as angry as a bull at the rodeo. This sentence is an example of _________________.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
heart warming answer
26.
Foreshadowing is when we learn what will happen in the ___________________.
a)
Past
b)
Present
c)
Future
d)
Never
27.
Giving human traits and qualities to non-human things is what?
a)
Irony
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Metaphor
28.
The comparison of one thing to another without using the words "like" or "as" is calles what?
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
allegory
d)
allusion
29.
The formation of a word or sound associated with what is named is called what?
a)
simile
b)
irony
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
30.
The comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is referred to as a?
a)
metaphor
b)
flashback
c)
simile
d)
personification
31.
A scene in a movie or novel set in a time earlier than the main story is what?
a)
flashback
b)
imagery
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatpoeia
32.
A group of words who contain the same sound , at the beginning of the word,are called what?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
anagram
c)
allegory
d)
alliteration
33.
Words such as "crack","splat", and "buzz" are examples of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
personification
34.
Hints or clues used by the author to tell what will happen later in the book is a device known as:
a)
flashback
b)
simile
c)
mood
d)
foreshadowing
35.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in teh same phrase.
b)
A group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary or literal meaning.
c)
A big exaggeration in order to make a point.
d)
The use of words that imitate sounds.
36.
Extreme exaggeration
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Understatement
c)
Verbal irony
d)
Dramatic irony
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