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WorksheetsMiddle Ages: Literary Devices Pretest
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a literary device that represents the comparison of two unlike things often introduced using like or as?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Allegory
Alliteration is _____.
the repetition of vowel sounds
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
the hidden meaning behind the story, song, or movie
a reference to another piece of literature within a story
What literary device represents a thing or abstraction as having human characteristics?
Allusion
Hyperbole
Imagery
Personification
Which options below are an example of a metaphor (select ALL that apply)?
Laughter is the best medicine
Time is money
They are buried in a sea of paper
Her heart was like it was made of ice
Satire is _____.
a type of fabric used to make dresses for women during the Middle Ages
the art of making someone or something look ridiculous, raising laughter in order to embarrass, humble, or discredit its targets
the feeling one gets when they are very passionate about something that it makes them feel angry
the art of representing the irony within the text that includes depicting the speaker as having an odd or funny personality
An allegory is _____.
saying something you don't mean
comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
a story or poem than can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning
when you reference another song, story, or movie within a peice of literature
What does imagery do in poetry? (Check ALL that apply)
Draws the reader into a sensory experience
Appeals only to our sense of sight, smell, and touch
Creates similar snapshots in a reader's mind
Uses an object to represent an idea
Helps readers imagine exactly what is being described
What is verbal irony?
saying something that does not match what is meant
the repetition of vowel sounds
when the audience knows something the characters in the story don't know
when you say something that is over exaggerated
What is dramatic irony?
when the characters are exaggerated in the story
when the story makes a reference to another story
when the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not know
when what is said is not what is meant
Which line is a Hyperbole?
His heart went bathing in a bath of blisses and melted into a thousand kisses.
True poverty can find a song to sing.
Do not rebuke my poverty again.
There was a knight who was a lusty liver.
