WorksheetsLiterary Devices
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a simile?
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
Giving inhuman things human like qualities
Comparison of two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
What is alliteration?
A word in which the sound reflects is meaning.
Repeating words or phrases to give emphasis to the message.
It is a literary device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.
What is a metaphor?
It is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated.
It is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.
It is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable.
What is repetition?
It is the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close to each other.
It is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable.
It is defined as a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing.
A word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing, for example BUZZ and POP:
Onomatopoeia
Repetition
'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:
metaphor
simile
personification
'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
metaphor
Silly Sally swam so smoothly' is an example of:
onomatopoeia
metaphor
alliteration
"Woof, woof" barked my dog as he jumped on the table and fell" is an example of:
personification
onomatopoeia
