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WorksheetsLiterary and Rhetorical Terms
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
Say whether the following are assonance, alliteration or onomatopoeia
Ruth ran rapidly to the river.
assonance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
wally willow whittled and whistled
alliteration
assonance
onomatopoeia
How is the allusion Adman and Eve commonly used?
committing a sin
being lazy
being in love
all of the above
Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?
his wife was his Achille's heel
he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's
she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.
we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.
What type of allusion is this?
Mythological
Biblical
Literary
Historical
From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet which of these lines contains an allusion?
And therefore have I little talked of love
Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death
For Venus smiles not in a house of tears
All of the above
Complete the analogy.
Page is to book as tree is to ____.
chips
car
forest
barl
Complete the word analogy statement:
prologue : beginning :: epilogue : ______
middle
start
end
first
Complete the word analogy statement:
telephone : communication :: locker : ______
lock
storage
decoration
barrier
Complete the word analogy statement:
fame : obscurity :: sorrow : ______
sadness
grief
joy
peace
From somewhere far beyond, the flag of fate's caprice unfurled...
Alliteration
Consonance
Assonance
None of the Above
A dove moved silently above the waves.
Assonance
Consonance
Alliteration
None of the Above
Big bumbling bumblebees rode light, lilting breezes
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
None of the Above
It bent in a slant against the weight.
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
None of the Above
Toss the glass, boss
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
None of the Above
