WorksheetsLanguage Features and Poetic Devices
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as' is the definition of which language feature?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
"The sand was as hot as the sun" is an example of what language feature?
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
BANG is an example of what language feature?
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
"Catherine's voice is music to my ears" is an example of what language feature?
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of what language feature?
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Metaphor
"The coffee, bitter and cold, was not enjoyable" is an example of what language feature?
Imagery
Metaphor
Symbolism
Simile
"Suddenly they tripped... SPLAT! Right on their face" is an example of what language feature?
Metaphor
Symbolism
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
"A light. I saw it - a light. Faint in the distance, but definitely a light" is an example of what language feature?
Symbolism
Repetition
Metaphor
Imagery
"Sally started searching the strange scenery for a sign" is an example of what language feature?
Hyperbole
Repetition
Alliteration
Metaphor
"The Wind howled through the trees" is an example of what language feature?
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
The use of symbols (visuals or particular words) to represent ideas or qualities is the definition of which language feature?
Metaphor
Symbolism
Simile
Repetition
The use of words to represent and link to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) is the definition of which language feature?
Metaphor
Imagery
Symbolism
Alliteration
Words that sound like what they are is the definition of which language feature?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Repeition
A form of extreme exaggeration is the definition of which language feature?
Repetition
Metaphor
Symbolism
Hyperbole
Giving human actions and emotions to inanimate objects is a definition of which language feature?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
