WorksheetsLiterary Devices
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 20mins
A comparison between 2 unlike objects NOT using "like" or "as."
simile
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
The use of exaggeration for effect.
simile
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
alliteration
Words that START with the same sound and are used repeatedly in a sentence.
onomatopoeia
simile
alliteration
metaphor
A comparison between 2 unlike objects USING "like" or "as."
metaphor
simile
alliteration
all of the above
A technique a writer uses to produce a special effect in writing.
simile
metaphor
alliteration
literary device
Words that SOUND like the actions they refer to.
onomatopoeia
simile
literary device
alliteration
The elephant is a large grey mountain.
simile
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
Some students sing silly songs on Saturday.
simile
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
The star was a flashlight guiding me home.
simile
onomatopoeia
alliteration
metaphor
All that buzz, buzz, buzz and pop, pop, pop!
simile
metaphor
alliteration
onomatopoeia
The technique of giving human qualities to an object or an idea.
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
personification
It was so hot outside my tennis shoes melted on the sidewalk.
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
The lazy cloud refused to move away from the sun.
metaphor
simile
personification
alliteration
When a writer uses very descriptive language to create PICTURES in the mind of the reader that appeals to all 5 senses.
idiom
imagery
alliteration
personification
Ex. George and Lennie's dream represents their freedom and wealth.
Ex. Lennie and George because they are the main people in the story.
Ex. Lennie vs. Curley; Lennie vs. George; Candy vs. himself; Ranch men vs. society
What is dramatic irony?
When what is said is different than what is meant
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
