WorksheetsLiterary Devices
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 37mins
What is personification
Giving human qualities to a human
an extreme exaggeration
a comparison of two unlike things
Giving human qualities to a nonliving things
Onomatopoeia is...
An exaggerated statement
when all the first letters in a sentence are the same
A comparison of two things using like or as
The use of a word associated with a sound.
"Peter pranced playfully around the playground" is an example of...
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
"Her long hair is an ocean of waves" is an example of...
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
metaphor
He has been walking for days and days is an example of:
Idiom
Simile
Cliche
Hyperbole
"You are as cuddly as a cactus; you're as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch."
A look back to an earlier event...
Flashback
Foreshadowing
theme
climax
How does this cartoon show irony? (click on the text to see it)
The cat is looking after the fish.
The fish think the cat is being kind but is preparing to eat them.
The fish are being sarcastic.
The cat is actually being kind.
What is tone in writing?
The reader's attitude toward the subject.
The author's attitude toward the subject.
The reader's feelings about the subject.
Words that make sounds.
The definition of mood is
the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.
the lesson or author's message
your feelings or emotions that occur when you read.
the turning point in a story.
A metaphor compares two unlike items by saying that one item IS the other item. Which of these is a metaphor?
"There was a blinding flash, a jaw-rattling boom!, and our car exploded."
"By the window, sitting on a wooden tripod stool, was the most gruesome memento of all: a mummy."
"Mrs. Dodds was a sand castle in a power fan."
"Zeus, the Lord of the Gods, wore a dark blue pinstriped suit."
What is conflict?
The setting
The problem
the events in a story
the solution to a problem
