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WorksheetsLinguistic Devices
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
"The white dove represents peace, whilst the raven represents death" is an example of which linguistic device?
Symbolism
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Which linguistic device can be used to give prose and poetry rhythm and pace?
Simile
Foreshadowing
Alliteration
Personification
"Pop", "BANG!", "Whizzing" and "smash" are examples of what?
Metaphors
Onomatopoeias
Symbols
Alliteration
Which of the following are examples of a metaphor? Select all relevant answers.
The white blanket of snow
He is a shining star
Her hair was a golden river
The lake shone like a mirror
Which linguistic device uses human traits to describe non-human things, such as "the ocean flung its arms wide and swallowed the ship".
(a)
What is foreshadowing?
Creating a powerful image through associating on thing with something else.
Highly descriptive language which appeals to the reader's senses.
Sets the tone of a text through the reader's association with different symbols.
Hints of events yet to come in a story.
Which of the following relates to a simile? Select all relevant answers.
Compares two things by saying that one of them is the other.
Compares two things by using the words 'like' or 'as'.
Helps build an image through associating something with something else that's similar.
Using symbols to represent abstract concepts and ideas.
"The wind howled through the night, piercing the darkness with its shrill cries."
What is being personified in the above example?
(a)
"Her fragile figure glowed in the sun like a halo."
Select ALL the linguistic devices used in the above sentence.
Alliteration
Metaphor
Imagery
Simile
Why would a writer use imagery?
To keep readers hungry for more.
To give a text rhythm and pace.
To paint a vivid picture of the scene they're describing.
To emphasise a point using figurative language.
"The car screeched to a stop just in front of the cat which had leapt out into the road."
What is the onomatopoeic word in the above sentence?
(a)
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
A metaphor compares two things by saying that one of them is the other, whereas a simile uses 'like' or 'as'.
A simile compares two things by saying that one of them is the other, whereas a metaphor uses 'like' or 'as'.
"The lake was left shivering after the gentle touch of the morning breeze, as the morning sun tinged the sky a pale pink."
Select all the linguistic devices used in the above sentence.
Alliteration
Imagery
Personification
Simile
What is pathetic fallacy?
When the protagonist fails to overcome an obstacle.
When the weather reflects a character's mood.
When the weather becomes dark and violent.
When something bad happens in a novel.
How confident are you in using and identify linguistic devices?
Easy, I could do this in my sleep!
Alright, I just need a bit of revision.
Not great, I could do with going over some of these in class.
Not confident at all - can we cover all of these in class again?
