WorksheetsLiterary Techniques
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Referring to a past historical event, person, or text is:
Allusion
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Repetition
"I have a million things to do today!" is an example of:
Logos
Hyperbole
Repetition
Simile
"My love is like a burning flame" is an example of:
Hyperbole
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Saying "he passed away" instead of "he died" is an example of:
Euphemism
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Does the following sentence demonstrate parallelism?:
I like to swim, bike and run.
Yes
No
The denotative meaning of a rose is:
A flower
Love or romance
"Your bag weighs a TON!" is an example of:
Repetition
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
"He is an old fox" is an example of:
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Allusion
Personification
The connotative meaning of a snake is:
A reptile
A dishonest person
If something is subjective, it:
contains an opinion
is black and white
has no opinion attached
What type of sentence is the following?:
After class, I am going to McDonald's.
simple
compound
complex
What type of sentence is the following?
I have two sisters, but I don't have any brothers.
simple
compound
complex
compound complex
