WorksheetsLiterary Devices & Vocab
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How would allusion be defined?
a reference to a famous person, place, or event
words that involve one of the five senses
two lines working as a unit
a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds
An allegory is...
...a story that represents something beyond itself.
...when the characters or story represent historical events.
...a representation of abstract or moral ideas.
...All of the above.
In the movie "Toy Story", human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is.
Verbal irony
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
None of the above
What is the allusion commonly used for Cinderella?
Loving family
Being very rich
Hard work and bad treatment
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT an example of an allusion?
His wife was his Achille's heel
He lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's
She transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.
We'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever
Which term is often confused with allegory?
Symbolism
Imagery
Theme
All the above
What is the difference between a symbol and an allegory?
Symbols progress throughout the story
Allegories progress throughout the story
Symbols have many entities working together to represent something else
Allegories have many entities working together to represent something else
Situational Irony is...
When the speaker says one thing but means another
When the audience knows something the character does not
When the opposite of what is expected to happen in a situation happens
Allegory is what?
An extended metaphor
A simile
A hyperbole
The main theme in the story
Verbal irony
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
None of the above
Fionna is good at sports, earns high grades in school, has a lot of friends, and is also an amazing artist. Her friends tell her she has the "Midas Touch." What does this allusion mean?
Everything is going her way and she doesn't have to work very hard for all she has.
Everything she touches turns to gold.
She is arrogant and thinks she is a queen.
She turns to gold when someone touches her.
Definition: Hesitant to do something.
Confounded
Reluctant
Abashed
Dejected
Definition: Logical and/or easy to understand.
Coherent
Agape
Anonymity
Beguile
Choose the vocab word that best fits the sentence:
The children who got lost in the corn maze _______ in the darkness while looking for their exit.
Abashed
Confounded
Floundered
Dejected
Choose the vocab word that best fits the sentence:
My mother's _______ tone let me know that trouble was waiting or me.
Purged
Deference
Serene
Ominous
Choose the vocab word that best fits the sentence:
The nomination of the Homecoming King will ______ the nomination of the Homecoming Queen.
Precede
Flounder
Anguish
Deference
Choose the vocab word that best fits the sentence:
Firefighters deserve to be granted with the utmost ______ for their loyal service.
Serene
Deference
Abomination
Agape
