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Creative Writing - Literary Devices Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an allegory?

a)

An imaginative comparison between two related things

b)

A character that does not change in the story

c)

A story within a story

d)

A comparison between two unrelated things

2.

What is an analogy?

a)

An imaginative comparison between two related things using like or as

b)

A character that directly opposes the protagonist

c)

A story within a story

d)

A comparison between two unrelated things based on their similarities

3.

An allegory has a surface story and a...

a)

hidden story

b)

plot twist at the end

c)

flawed main character

4.

A dynamic character...

a)

Stays the same throughout the story

b)

Undergoes changes in the story

c)

Has a lot of cool powers

d)

Is generally unlikeable

5.

A static character...

a)

Stays the same throughout the story

b)

Undergoes changes in the story

c)

Has a lot of cool powers

d)

Is generally unlikeable

6.

A round character will have...

a)

No flaws whatsoever

b)

The perfect ending and resolution

c)

Flaws and dimension

d)

An oval or round shaped face

7.

A theme of a story is...

a)

The author's attitude toward the subject

b)

The atmosphere of the story

c)

The geographical location of the story

d)

A central idea in the narrative

8.

TRUE or FALSE: a story cannot have more than one theme

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Which of the following contribute to the setting of a story? [Check all that apply]

a)

Time period

b)

Physical geography

c)

World

d)

Cultural setting

10.

Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole are all types of...

a)

Diminutive Language

b)

Literal Language

c)

Figurative Language

d)

Derogatory Language

11.

Hyperbole is deliberate (a)   for dramatic effect.

12.

"He's a fiendish devil" is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Metonymy

d)

Allegory

13.

"She's as clever as a fox" is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Metonymy

d)

Allegory

14.

"Because I could not stop for Death, he kindly stopped for me" is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Metonymy

c)

Personification

d)

Analogy

15.

"The wind howled in foreboding outside the window" is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Metonymy

c)

Personification

d)

Analogy

16.

"The pen is mightier than the sword" is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Metonymy

c)

Personification

d)

Analogy

17.

"We have a million math problems for homework" is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Metonymy

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Analogy

18.

"His rosy cheeks reminded her of cherries." Turn this into a simile...

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