WorksheetsPOETRY TERM SET 2 - Literary Devices
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 30mins
A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”
symbolism
personification
metaphor
simile
A concrete object with an abstract meaning
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Symbol
Giving an object human-like qualities
Metaphor
Personification
Anthropomorphization
Hyperbole
A repetition of sounds throughout several words in a line
Alliteration
Rhyme
Rhythm
Repetition
The use of very descriptive, sensory language
Irony
Idiom
Imagery
Symbol
Giving an animal human-like qualities
Metaphor
Personification
Anthropomorphization
Hyperbole
Identify the literary device underlined in the following:
“I’m getting married in the morning!
Ding dong! the bells are gonna chime.”
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Assonance
Rhyme
Identify the literary device underlined in the following:
“A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And no one can talk to a horse of course
That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed.”
Simile
Metaphor
Repetition
Rhyme
Identify the literary device underlined in the following:
“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.”
Allusion
Metaphor
Imagery
Idiom
Which of the following is an example of consonance?
Fair is foul and foul is fair.
The moose and the goose are loose.
I could nap for three weeks.
I do not have a green thumb.
Which of the following is an example of assonance?
Fair is foul and foul is fair.
The moose and the goose are loose.
I could nap for three weeks.
I do not have a green thumb.
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
Fair is foul and foul is fair.
The moose and the goose are loose.
I could nap for three weeks.
I do not have a green thumb.
Define hyperbole.
An overused phrase
Its raining cats and dogs
An over (excessive) exaggeration
A comparison of two unlike things, using like or as
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman object or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Metaphor
AMBIGUITY
deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting,
meanings in a work
calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or
thing, or a personified abstract idea
A discordant series of harsh, unpleasant sounds helps to convey disorder
a word or phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal
writing but is inappropriate for formal situation
AMBIGUITY
An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way, this is done on purpose by the author, when it is not done on purpose, it is vagueness, and detracts from the work
A series of musically pleasant sounds, conveying a sense of harmony and beauty to the language
A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a
story to depict something that happened at an earlier time
Occurs when someone says one thing but really means
something else
APOSTROPHE
Calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or
thing, or a personified abstract idea
A discordant series of harsh, unpleasant sounds helps to convey disorder. This is often furthered by the combined effect of the meaning and the difficulty of pronunciation
A discrepancy between appearances and reality
Device in which normally unassociated ideas,
words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit
What is consonance?
The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a series of words in the same line.
the repetition of the first consonant sounds in a series of words
the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
the repetition of lines or groups of lines in a poem or song
CACOPHONY
A discordant series of harsh, unpleasant sounds helps to convey disorder.
the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant
sounds especially in words that are togetheT
Attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate
object
COLLOQUIALISM
A word or phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal
writing but is inappropriate for formal situation
An elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different.
Often an extended metaphor
Rhe repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant
sounds especially in words that are together
CONCEIT
An elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different.
Often an extended metaphor
A speaker or writer’s choice of words
A series of musically pleasant sounds, conveying a sense of harmony and beauty to the language
CONFLICT
The struggle between opposing forces or characters in a story
A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of the
inhabitants of a certain geographical area
A sudden moment of understanding that causes a character to change or to act in a certain way
CONNOTATION
The associations and emotional overtones that have become attached
to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition
A sudden moment of understanding that causes a character to change or to act in a certain wa
The use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person ,
a thing, a place, or an experience
DIALECT
A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of the
inhabitants of a certain geographical area
A speaker or writer’s choice of words
A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a
story to depict something that happened at an earlier time
DICTION
A speaker or writer’s choice of words
Words which are inaccurate if interpreted literally, but are used to describe.
A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement,
for effect.
EPIPHANY
A sudden moment of understanding that causes a character to change or to act in a certain way
A series of musically pleasant sounds, conveying a sense of harmony and beauty to the language
A form of understatement in which the positive form is emphasized through the negation of a negative form
EUPHONY
A series of musically pleasant sounds, conveying a sense of harmony and beauty to the language
Words which are inaccurate if interpreted literally, but
are used to describe
A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement,
for effect
IRONY
A discrepancy between appearances and reality
Poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas,
words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things
without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, than, or resembles
Juxtaposition is...
The figurative comparison between two unlike things
Placing two things side by side, usually to show contrast
A position on the football field
What readers do when they compare and contrast
JUXTAPOSITION
The figurative comparison between two unlike things
Poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas,
words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit.
A position on the football field
What readers do when they compare and contrast
LITOTES
A form of understatement in which the positive form is emphasized through
the negation of a negative form
Places special
emphasis on a particular setting, including its customs, clothing, dialect and landscape
Metaphor that is extended or developed as far
as the writer wants to take it
LOCAL COLOR
Places special
emphasis on a particular setting, including its customs, clothing, dialect and landscape
Recurring object, concept or structure in a work. Can be two contrasting elements
Juxtaposed ideas that seem to contradict each other, reveal a deeper meaning
MOTIF
Recurring object, concept or structure in a work. Can be two contrasting elements
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human
feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
A “play on words” based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words
that sound alike but mean different things.
PARADOX
Juxtaposed ideas that seem to contradict each other, reveal a deeper meaning
An object or animal is given human
feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
The purposeful reuse of words and phrases for an effect
RHETORICAL QUESTION
A question asked for an effect, and not actually requiring
an answer
A feeling of uncertainty and curiosity about what will happen next in a
story
A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole
POINT OF VIEW
The vantage point from which the writer tells the story
A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands
for something more than itself
The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work
PUN
A “play on words” based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words
that sound alike but mean different things
The purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect. Sometimes, especially with longer phrases that contain a different key word each time
A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole
SUSPENSE
A feeling of uncertainty and curiosity about what will happen next in a
story
A statement that says less than what is meant
A “play on words” based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words
that sound alike but mean different things
SYNECDOCHE
A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole
A form of understatement in which the positive form is emphasized through
the negation of a negative
A series of musically pleasant sounds, conveying a sense of harmony and beauty to the language
UNDERSTATEMENT
A statement that says less than what is meant
Takes place when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen, or what would be appropriate to happen, and what really does happen
A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole
“If you don’t
drive properly, you will lose your wheels.”
SYNECDOCHE
REPETITION
JUXTAPOSITION
LITOTES
My stick fingers click with a snicker
And, chuckling they knuckles the keys:
Light-footed, my steel feelers slicker
And pluck from these keys melodies
CACOPHANY
EUPHONY
Than Oars divide the Ocean,
Too silver for a seam—
Or Butterflies, off Banks of Noon
Leap, plashless as they swim.
CACOPHONY
EUPHONY
"you won't be sorry"
meaning you'll be glad
LITOTES
SYNECDOCHE
When a speaker talks to someone or something that cannot talk back
APOSTROPHE
LITOTES
"Life, why must you torment me so?"
APOSTROPHE
LITOTES
