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Literary Devices

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A comparison between 2 unlike objects NOT using "like" or "as."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

2.

The use of exaggeration for effect.

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

3.

Words that START with the same sound and are used repeatedly in a sentence.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor

4.

A comparison between 2 unlike objects USING "like" or "as."

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

all of the above

5.

A technique a writer uses to produce a special effect in writing.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

literary device

6.

Words that SOUND like the actions they refer to.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

literary device

d)

alliteration

7.

The elephant is a large grey mountain.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

8.

Some students sing silly songs on Saturday.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

9.

The star was a flashlight guiding me home.

a)

simile

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor

10.

All that buzz, buzz, buzz and pop, pop, pop!

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

11.

The technique of giving human qualities to an object or an idea.

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

12.

It was so hot outside my tennis shoes melted on the sidewalk.

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

13.

The lazy cloud refused to move away from the sun.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

14.

When a writer uses very descriptive language to create PICTURES in the mind of the reader that appeals to all 5 senses.

a)

idiom

b)

imagery

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

15.
"If I were young. If I were strong. If I were loved. If I were wrong." The "ifs" are an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Repetition
16.
What is a simile?
a)
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Using symbols to represent something
d)
None of the above
17.
What is an example of oxymoron below?
a)
Shining like a diamond
b)
Bob is a
c)
Zombie
d)
Jumbo shrimp
18.
Snow speaks to the people; it’s falling above in the glooming sunlight. Its white, sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air.
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
19.
characters, objects, or events that have an abstract, or figurative meaning (stands for something else)
Ex. George and Lennie's dream represents their freedom and wealth.
a)
images
b)
symbolism
c)
simile
d)
personification
20.
the main character
Ex. Lennie and George because they are the main people in the story.
a)
lead actor
b)
antagonist
c)
MVP
d)
protagonist
21.
struggle between opposing forces
Ex. Lennie vs. Curley; Lennie vs. George; Candy vs. himself; Ranch men vs. society
a)
fight
b)
feud
c)
conflict
d)
argument
22.

What is dramatic irony?

a)

When what is said is different than what is meant

b)

When what happens is the opposite of what is expected

c)

When the audience knows something the character doesn't

23.
What is situational irony?
a)
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
b)
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
c)
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
24.
What is verbal irony?
a)
When what is said is different than what is meant
b)
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
c)
When the audience knows something a character doesn't know.