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poetic devices

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him.” (Dickens, A Christmas Carol)

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

2.
Which of the following is NOT an example of rhyme?
a)
I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny.
b)
And our fish came down, too. He fell into a pot.  He said, "Do I like this? Oh, no! I do not!"
c)
Then he shut up the things in a box with a hook.  And the cat went away with a sad kind of look.
d)
And THEN! Who was back in the house? Why, the cat!
3.
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
a)
You're a monster, Mr. Grinch.  Your heart's an empty hole.
b)
It came without packages, boxes or bags!
c)
Roast beast is a feast I can't stand in the least!
d)
It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight.
4.
Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration?
a)
Barber baby bubbles and a bumblebee
b)
Jerry Jordan's jelly jar and jam
c)
Rosy's going riding on her red rinoceros
d)
For I had a story that no one could beat, and to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street!
5.
Which of these is an example of hyperbole?
a)
Kid, you'll move mountains!
b)
You've got brains in your head, you've got feet in your shoes...
c)
You'll find the bright places where boom bands are playing!
d)
You'll find the high flyers who fly to great heights!
6.
Which of the following is NOT a simile?
a)
We were all knitting Thneedsjust as busy as bees,to the sound of the choppingof Truffula Trees.
b)
The touch of their tuftswas much softer than silk.And they had the sweet smellof fresh butterfly milk.
c)
But I'm also in charge of the Brown Bar-ba-lootswho played in the shade in their Bar-ba-loot suitsand happily lived, eating Truffula Fruits.
d)
UNLESS someone like youcares a whole awful lot,nothing is going to get better.It's not.
7.
Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Mr. Brown is as smart as they come, he can go like a hippopotamus chewing gum!
b)
He can go like a train choo choo choo choo
c)
He can go like a cow, he can go moo moo
d)
...like a big cat drinking slurp slurp slurp
8.
Which of these does NOT contain personification?
a)
“I think you’re a fool!” laughed the sour kangaroo and the young kangaroo in her pouch said, “Me, too!"
b)
On the 15th of May, in the Jungle of Nool, In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool, He was splashing… enjoying the jungle’s great joys… When Horton the elephant heard a small noise. 
c)
Sighed Mayzie, a lazy bird hatching an egg: “I’m tired and I’m bored And I’ve kinks in my leg From sitting, just sitting here day after day."
d)
The elephant laughed. “Why, of all silly things! I haven’t feathers and I haven’t wings. Me on your egg? Why, that doesn’t make sense… Your egg is so small, ma’am, and I’m so immense!”
9.
Max is a pig when he eats.
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
10.
The gentle giant jumped in jubilation. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
11.
Your brain is a computer. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
12.
The bird flew as fast as the wind. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
13.
"Lemon and lime flavour," growled the lion. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
14.
The pool glittered like a mirror. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration 
c)
simile
15.
She happily helped the homeless.
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration
c)
simile. 
16.
Mary's hair was a fierce lion's main.
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
17.
Don ate his salad like a vacuum cleaner. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor 
c)
simile
18.
The smoke was cotton balls billowing from the chimney. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
19.
Popcorn! peanuts!
Clowns in the crowd
Laughing ladies
Giggling girls
Beaming boys
Agile acrobats
Sensational circus!
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
20.
He found a shell that even shimmered in the shade. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
allieration
b)
metaphor 
c)
simile
21.
The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
simile 
c)
alliteration
22.
Zack watched zebras zip by. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
23.
The music was as soothing as rain.
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
24.
The stuntman flipped from a forty-foot ferris wheel. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration 
b)
metaphor 
c)
simile
25.
The final exam was easy as  ABC!
a)
Simile 
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Metaphor
26.
She was so pretty my eyes popped out!
a)
Onomatopia
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Hiperbole
27.
He was so hideous I got blind!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Allusion
d)
Oxymoron
28.
I am the richest man in the world!
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
29.
Kozmy is so big he could break a tower!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Hyperbolie
c)
Hyperbale
d)
Hyperboly
30.
I have a million things to do today.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
31.

Harold ate three hot dogs for dinner!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Not a Hyperbole

32.
Akierra said she would be back in a second.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
33.
Caleb's favorite aunt will be arriving in about an hour.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
34.
When Jack told us the joke, we nearly dies laughing.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
35.
Mrs. Boggs is always working!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
36.
My great-grandmother will turn 104 years old tomorrow.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Not a Hyperbole
37.

The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified?

a)

The forest

b)

The wind

c)

A person whispering

38.

The gardener lovingly added the manure to his crops believing he was making happy flowers. What is being personified?

a)

The gardener

b)

The flowers

c)

The crops

39.

As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. What is being personified?

a)

The sun

b)

The desert

c)

The people walking

40.

Time crawled as Tim sat in the hot detention room painfully watching the clock tic. What is being personified?

a)

The clock

b)

Time

c)

The room

d)

Tim

41.

The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song. What is being personified?

a)

The trees

b)

The chainsaw

c)

The song

d)

The lumberjack

42.

When Monica walked through the shoe store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her. What is being personified?

a)

Monica

b)

The shoe store

c)

The high heels

43.

When the patriots defeated the redcoat army, freedom rang across the fruited plains. What is being personified?

a)

The patriots

b)

The Redcoat Army

c)

Freedom

d)

The fruited plains

44.

As Alice searched for her missing pencil, she said sarcastically, "Well, I guess it just walked off of my desk." She looked at her classmates accusingly. What is being personified?

a)

Alice

b)

The pencil

c)

The desk

d)

Her classmates

45.
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
a)
Whistling
b)
Happiness
c)
Walking
d)
Hiking
46.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
a)
The walls
b)
The scream
c)
The room
d)
The orange
47.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
48.

frenemy is an example of a (a)   .

49.

"The trees danced under the wind" is an example of...

a)

Personification

b)

Imagery

c)

Irony

50.
a)
simile
b)
oxymoron
c)
symbolism
d)
dialect
51.
Brad and Benny barked boorishly because Bill bought books.
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
allusion
d)
personification
52.
"fantabulous"
a)
portmanteau
b)
paradox
c)
allegory
d)
symbolism
53.
Lightning danced all night across the sky.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
irony
d)
conflict
54.

What is a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel (from ‘motor’ and ‘hotel’) or brunch (from ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’)?

a)

Assonance

b)

Rhyme scheme

c)

Portmanteau

d)

Imagery

55.

a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others

a)

Bombast

b)

Portmanteau

c)

Cliche

56.

Labrador + Poodle

a)

Laberoodle

b)

Labroadoodle

c)

Plabrador

d)

Palabra

57.

Lion + Tiger

a)

Tiler

b)

Riger

c)

Liger

d)

Tion

58.

Costume + Player

a)

Cosplay

b)

PlayerCos

c)

Platume

d)

Coslay

59.

SMOG =

a)

SMOKE + FOG

b)

SMOKE + FLOOR

c)

SMOG + FOG

d)

FOG + SMOKE

60.

GUESS + ESTIMATE

a)

GUESSTIMATE

b)

EUESS

c)

GUESSTIMATION

d)

GUESSO

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