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Literary Devices

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A comparison of two seemingly unlike

things using the word "like" or "as"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

2.

A comparison of two seemingly unlike

things WITHOUT using words "like" or "as"

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

3.

Giving human qualities, traits, or

characteristics to nonhuman things

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

4.

The repetition of initial (beginning) consonant sounds in a string of words

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

foreshadowing

5.

Words that imitate sounds

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

personification

6.

An extreme exaggeration or overstatement

a)

personification

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

7.

Repeated words, phrases, or actions

a)

repetition

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

imagery

8.

Clues or hints the author gives that lead the reader to what might happen next

a)

repetition

b)

imagery

c)

anthropomorphism

d)

foreshadowing

9.

Using the five senses to create a vivid picture in

the mind of the reader

a)

imagery

b)

anthropomorphism

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

10.

An animal or object behaving as if it were human

a)

anthropomorphism

b)

foreshadowing

c)

personification

d)

simile