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Eng literary devices

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Purple puppies like playing on the playground." This is an example of:

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

oxymoron

2.

"Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again ..." (Paul Simon, The Sounds of Silence)

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

3.

I have tons and tons of jobs to do tonight. ( Identify literary device)

a)

·

Onomatopoeia

b)

·

Imagery

c)

Hyperbole

4.

Choose the statement below that best represents an example of imagery.

a)

The dog ran down the road.

b)

The shaggy dog trotted briskly down the dirt-covered road.

c)

The dog ran down the road and walked down the sidewalk.

5.

I am as angry as a bull at the rodeo. This sentence is an example of _________________.

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

6.

The teacher is like an angry lion when she is mad.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

7.

Cra-aack! Whump! The beam broke and fell on them.

a)

personification

b)

·

Onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

8.

You are clearly confused by the situation you have found yourself in. ( identify literary device)

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

Oxymorons

9.

The starry night sky looked so beautiful that it begged him to linger, but he reluctantly left for home.

a)

imagery

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

10.

Which one of the statements is not personification.

a)

My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

b)

The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

c)

The snow is a white blanket.