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21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of HYPERBOLE?

a)

She was as quiet as a mouse.

b)

She was a mouse.

c)

She was the quietest person in the whole world!

d)

She was kind of quiet.

2.

What is the definition of MOOD?

a)

The feeling of a story.

b)

Words that sound like what they mean.

c)

A repetition of the initial consonant sound of words.

d)

A conversation between two or more characters.

3.

What is the definition of PERSONIFICATION?

a)

Giving human qualities to an object.

b)

Giving human qualities to an animal.

c)

Giving human qualities to an idea.

d)

All of the above.

4.

Which of these is an example of a SIMILE?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

These are all examples of...

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

6.

What is the definition of CONSONANCE?

a)

Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as”.

b)

Comparing two unlike things without using “like” or “as”.

c)

The repetition of consonant sounds in words.

d)

The repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.

7.

What word below defines descriptive words that appeal to the senses?

a)

Dialogue

b)

Alliteration

c)

Dialect

d)

Imagery

8.

This is an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

9.

Which sound device is being used in this rap lyric?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

assonance

c)

alliteration

d)

mood

10.

Figurative language is language that goes beyond the ___________ meaning of the words.

a)

literal

b)

figurative

c)

dictionary definition

d)

both literal AND dictionary definition

11.

Repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words that are near to each other. Often used in poetry. (Example: Seven slippery snakes slithered sneakily southwards.)

a)

tone

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

12.

Words and/or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. They bring a piece of text alive so that you can use your imagination to see, hear, feel, taste, or smell what is being described.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

imagery

d)

theme

13.

A direct comparison of two otherwise unlike things that have some qualities in common. Ex., My hands are ice cubes.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

tone

14.

A comparison using "like" or "as." Ex., My hands are like ice cubes.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

tone

d)

personification

15.

The giving of human qualities and traits to an animal, object or idea. Ex., The dandelions danced in the breeze.

a)

tone

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

16.

Hints about what will happen in the future of a text.

a)

backshadowing

b)

foreshadowing

c)

flashback

d)

flashforward

17.

When the author takes the reader back in time to share an important memory.

a)

flashback

b)

foreshadowing

c)

flashforward

d)

backshadowing

18.

A paragraph in a poem

a)

hyperbole

b)

tome

c)

imagery

d)

stanza

19.

Referring to something famous for emphasis (Romeo)

a)

idioms

b)

allusions

c)

couplet

d)

personification

20.

Two lines in a poem that rhyme

a)

couplet

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

mood

21.

Characterization

a)

A contradiction or dilema.

b)

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

c)

Sounds written into words.

d)

Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.

22.

essential techniques used in literature: (characterization, setting, plot, theme, etc.)

a)

focus

b)

literary elements

c)

mood

d)

resolution

23.

Identify the literary device/ technique:

The snow was a white blanket on the grass.

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Foreshadowing

24.

These are examples of which literary device?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

25.

____________ is a figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory.

a)

irony

b)

hyperbole

c)

oxymoron

d)

climax