WorksheetsTKAM Review: Literary Devices
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the effect of foreshadowing in this example:
“When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow”?
suspense
a suggestion that things may not be as they seem
a feeling of unease
a sense of curiosity
The Mockingbird symbolizes
innocence
loss
kindness
integrity
What is the quote an example of?
"Her hand was as wide as a bed slat and twice as hard."
metaphor
alliteration
simile
metonymy
What literary device is this quote?
"Jem scowled. . . ."Your name's longer'n you are. Bet it's a foot longer."
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
oxymoron
Why does a writer use hyperboles?
to create a dramatic description
for emphasis or comic effect
for irony or character description
to make fun of a character or event
What literary device is used in this quote?
"She looked and smelled like a peppermint drop"
simile
imagery
oxymoron
alliteration
Which one of these is NOT a simile?
"The shadow, crisp as toast, moved across the porch toward Jem"
"Do you smell my mimosa? It's like angels' breath this evening"
"The backs of his hands were rusty"
"The tire bumped on gravel, skeetered... and popped me like a cork onto pavement."
What literary device is this an example of?
"Molasses buckets appeared from nowhere, and the ceiling danced with metallic light."
alliteration
personification
hyperbole
allusion
Which quoted text below is an example of a hyperbole?
"He sounded fishy to me. Nobody in Maycomb just went for a walk."
"'You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-"
"Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it."
"...if I didn't shut up he'd pull every hair out of my head."
All of the following answers apply to this quote EXCEPT:
Jem to Scout: "'I declare to the Lord you're gettin' more like a girl every day!'"
colloquial language
irony
metonymy
Oftentimes, Scout would reply with the colloquial word "Nome."
What does "nome" mean?
No, Ma'am
over there
I believe
name
Why did Harper Lee use colloquial language in her novel?
She wanted to show her skills in understanding a variety of dialects.
She related to the people because she had grown up in Alabama.
She wanted to show realism in their speech.
She wanted to be polite and respectful to the rural Southern communities.
What does the euphemistic expression "buying cotton" literally mean?
It's a polite way of saying a person has mental problems.
The person is not too bright.
It's a polite way of saying a person does nothing.
It's a polite way of saying a person is cheap
What does the euphemism in this text literally mean?
“The Haverfords had dispatched Maycomb’s leading blacksmith in a misunderstanding.”
murdered
started war
harmed or assaulted
kidnapped
What is the effect of this simile?
“. . . just as I got to the fence I heard Mayella screamin’ like a stuck hog inside the house”
It compares Mayella's screams to the sound of a "stuck hog"
It shows what little love and respect he has for his daughter.
It shows how unintelligent and arroagant Bob Ewell is.
The simile is used to make a description more emphatic.
What literary device is this quoted text?
"But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal—there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president."
simile
metonymy
allusion
alliteration
What rhertorical device are the words "deadest shot"?
(Without identifying a name, we know who this is.)
metaphor
metonymy
allusion
alliteration
What literary device is this?
Miss Maudie said, "Atticus, you are a devil from hell."."
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
euphemism
What mood is created by the use of alliteration in this text?
“Whoever it was wore thick cotton pants; what I thought were trees rustling was the soft swish of cotton on cotton, week, week, with every step.”
humor
craftiness
enthusiasm
suspense
What literary device is this?
“When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow”
simile
foreshadowing
alliteration
metonymy
