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Poetry and Figurative Language

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ is the repeating of consonant sounds

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

allusion

2.

_________ is words that suggest sounds

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

hyperbole

d)

onomatopoeia

3.

Giving human qualities to objects, animals, or ideas

a)

metaphor

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyberbole

d)

personification

4.

comparing two things using "like" or "as"

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

symbolism

5.

A person, place, or object that stands for something else

a)

personification

b)

symbolism

c)

irony

d)

hyperbole

6.

Language that is vivid and appeals to the senses

a)

simile

b)

symbolism

c)

imagery

d)

personification

7.

Read excerpt form "The Black Walnut Tree."

"Likely some storm anyway will churn down its dark boughs, smashing the house."

Which type of figurative language is used?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Imagery

d)

Personification

8.

Read this excerpt from "Identity":

"I'd rather be a tall, ugly weed, clinging on cliffs, like an eagle wind-wavering above high, jagged rocks."

Which of the following types of literary devices is NOT seen in this excerpt?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

imagery

9.

Read the excerpt from "Hotel California":

"Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz"

Which type of literary device is used in this excerpt?

a)

allusion

b)

symbol

c)

imagery

d)

personification

10.

"I am as hungry as a bear" is an example of

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

symbol

11.

"The man that stole my purse is a dog." This is an example of

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

symbol

12.

"The sun was smiling down on me the day that I won the race."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

symbol

13.

"The snake hissed and rattled its tail to warn the people that accidentally walked in its path.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia