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The People Could Fly - Literary Elements

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was an example of Alliteration in the book...

a)

Sweet sent

b)

Freely flying

c)

Rolling raven

d)

Optical overseer

2.

What was an example of Assonance...

a)

Side life

b)

Purple curtain

c)

Fire light

d)

Radiant Maiden

3.

What is the example of personification...

a)

The lightning danced across the sky

b)

The ones flying above were black and shinin sticks

c)

The stars winked back

d)

The wind whispered in the distance

4.

Example of repetition in the story...

a)

Not knowing what to do, not knowing how to do...

b)

Free were the people, free were the people

c)

The ones flying above, the ones flying above...

d)

Pity me, oh, pity me

5.

What is one example of a simile in the story...

a)

As calm as a sheep

b)

Growled like a lion

c)

As smooth as glass

d)

They flew like black birds over the fields

6.

What is an example of a metaphor in the story...

a)

Sarah´s hair was a long river

b)

He was a shining star

c)

A hard lump of clay

d)

The calm lake was a mirror

7.

What is an example of a hyperbole in the story...

a)

The bag weighed a whole ton

b)

Sarah slept for a hundred years

c)

The sun burned her face

d)

He was as tall as a house

8.

What is the suspense in the story...

a)

When the people could fly again

b)

When Sarah was pushed to her limit

c)

When Toby said the magic words

d)

When the overseer chased Sarah

9.

Mood in the story...

a)

Gloomy in beginning but hopeful in the end

b)

Dreadful

c)

Optimistic in the beginning then drowsy in the end

d)

Reassuring

10.

Antagonist(s)

a)

Toby/Overseer

b)

Slave Master

c)

Overseer

d)

Overseer/Slave Master

11.

Protagonist

a)

Toby

b)

Sarah

c)

Overseer

d)

Slave Master

12.

Theme of the story...

a)

Sharing/Giving

b)

To be kind to one another

c)

To be hopeful and not give up

d)

Friends/Family

13.

Example of tone in the story...

a)

The authors tone toward the Overseer was positive

b)

The authors tone toward the Slave Master was negative

c)

The authors tone toward Toby was negative

d)

The authors tone toward Sarah was negative

14.

Example of symbolism in the story...

a)

The overseer symbolized negativity

b)

The wings symbolized freedom

c)

Toby symbolized magic

d)

The slave master symbolized a hard lump of clay