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LITERARY DEVICES ARE COOL! 😁👍👍

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The dog whined in embarrassment when his master scolded him, then he went to sulk in a corner.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

2.

My father was a real workhorse. He worked everyday tirelessly, from morning 'til night.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

3.

The fire crackled and got bigger as the old lady added more wood.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

4.

All my most memorable moments were made many moons ago.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

5.

Miss World 2021 is as beautiful as a Barbie doll.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

6.

Trudy tripped and trampled Tony's toy truck.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Idiom

7.

The huge waves crashed forcefully into the calm rocks.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Personification

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

8.

I must have lost fifty litres of blood yesterday, when I tripped and cut my knee.

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

9.

My bed has been calling out to me all day. She misses me as much as I miss her.

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

10.

The charming boy lit up the room with his enchanting smile.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

11.

Preachers, pastors, please pray for our politicians!

a)

Simile

b)

Idiom

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

12.

The spectators booed the drunk performers at the music festival.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

13.

My children are as precious as diamonds .

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Onomatopoeia

14.

This figure of speech uses exaggeration to make its point.

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

15.

"My dad will kill me when he comes home."

What literary device was used in the sentence?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

16.

"The moon played hide and seek with the clouds."

What literary device was used in the sentence?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

17.

The figure of speech that compares two things, using the words as/like.

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

18.

This figure of speech refers to a set of words that starts with the same consonant sound in a sentence.

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

19.

This figure of speech gives animals or objects human characteristics.

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

20.

"There were a million replies that popped into her head." is an example of a _____________

a)

Similie

b)

Personification

c)

Idiom

d)

Hyperbole