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WorksheetsLiterary Devices - Examples
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
The water glistened like a star in the night.
The snow was a white blanket on the normally green grass.
Her stare was cold as ice.
The dove represents peace on earth.
Which of the following is an example of imagery?
Playing sports is a lot of fun.
The boy bounced the ball.
The young boy excitedly ran to the ball.
The ball was a deep red, like that of a fire truck, glistening in the bright sun.
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
Her hair shined like the sun.
The snowflakes danced in the wind.
Her hair was a flowing river.
The delicious ice cream made her jump for joy.
Which of the following is an example of irony? (more than one!)
A marriage counselor files for divorce
A fire station burned down
An old man has a heart attack
Someone posts on Facebook about how dumb Facebook is
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
BOOM!
The soda can exploded in my hand like a rocket ship going into space.
Her skin was as soft as a baby's.
The purple pants were perfect on the professor.
Which of the following is an example of allusion?
He was acting like Hitler, I was nervous we were about to have a 3rd World War.
A little lad listened to the lisping lizard.
CRASH!
He cried like a baby.
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
CRASH!
The bright red cardinal flew majestically over the snow-peaked mountain.
I recall the time when Lincoln was president, before slavery was ended, before the Civil War.
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
The wind howled in the dark night sky.
The trees were a beautiful color, like the bright orange of sunset.
Her hair was dark as night.
His mother yelled at him like a banshee.
Which of the following is correct?
Foreshadowing - when an author goes back in time to describe an event / Flashback -when an author gives clues as to what will happen
Foreshadowing - giving human-like traits to non-human things / Flashback - when an author gives clues as to what will happen
Foreshadowing - when an author gives clues as to what will happen / Flashback - comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Foreshadowing - when an author gives clues as to what will happen / Flashback - when an author goes back in time to describe an event
What is the definition of theme?
The overall lesson the reader gets
The general summary of the text
The motivation behind writing the text
The conclusion of the text
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
She was so pretty, my eyes popped out.
The actor signed hundreds of autographs.
He was so strong he could push a boulder.
They are too young to remember.
Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.
alliteration
allusion
symbolism
What is point of view?
The most important character in the story.
The most important theme in the story.
The location of the story, both time and place.
The kind of narrator of the story.
We're busy doing nothing.
onomatopoeia
alliteration
oxymoron
The books fell on the table with a loud thump.
alliteration
oxymoron
onomatopoeia
I am dying of shame.
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
symbolism
