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Literary Devices

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a simile? 
a)
Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
d)
None of the above
2.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
3.

What is personification

a)

Giving human qualities to a human

b)

an extreme exaggeration

c)

a comparison of two unlike things

d)

Giving human qualities to a nonliving things

4.

Onomatopoeia is...

a)

An exaggerated statement

b)

when all the first letters in a sentence are the same

c)

A comparison of two things using like or as

d)

The use of a word associated with a sound.

5.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
6.
"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
7.
"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
simile and personification
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
8.
The snowballs were bullets, punching me in the chest, is an example of...
a)
A hyperbole/personification
b)
A metaphor/personification
c)
A simile/metaphor
d)
Personification/Onomatopoeia
9.

"Peter pranced playfully around the playground" is an example of...

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

oxymoron

10.

"Her long hair is an ocean of waves" is an example of...

a)

personification

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

11.

He has been walking for days and days is an example of:

a)

Idiom

b)

Simile

c)

Cliche

d)

Hyperbole

12.
What type of figurative language is this?
"You are as cuddly as a cactus; you're as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch."
a)
Metaphor
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
13.
Define foreshadowing.
a)
A flashback of what happened previously
b)
A hint at something that will happen later
c)
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living things
d)
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
14.

A look back to an earlier event...

a)

Flashback

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

theme

d)

climax

15.

How does this cartoon show irony? (click on the text to see it)

a)

The cat is looking after the fish.

b)

The fish think the cat is being kind but is preparing to eat them.

c)

The fish are being sarcastic.

d)

The cat is actually being kind.

16.

What is tone in writing?

a)

The reader's attitude toward the subject.

b)

The author's attitude toward the subject.

c)

The reader's feelings about the subject.

d)

Words that make sounds.

17.

The definition of mood is

a)

the overall feelings or emotions in the writer.

b)

the lesson or author's message

c)

your feelings or emotions that occur when you read.

d)

the turning point in a story.

18.

A metaphor compares two unlike items by saying that one item IS the other item. Which of these is a metaphor?

a)

"There was a blinding flash, a jaw-rattling boom!, and our car exploded."

b)

"By the window, sitting on a wooden tripod stool, was the most gruesome memento of all: a mummy."

c)

"Mrs. Dodds was a sand castle in a power fan."

d)

"Zeus, the Lord of the Gods, wore a dark blue pinstriped suit."

19.
Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?
a)
a frog and a witch
b)
happy and loving 
c)
a high school in 1956
d)
love is stronger than fear
20.

What is conflict?

a)

The setting

b)

The problem

c)

the events in a story

d)

the solution to a problem