WorksheetsLit term and midterm review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Why do we use literary devices?(more than 1 answer)
To provide insight to your writing for the readers
Emphasis and Clarity
Evoke moods and emotions
To help readers to connect to the story
What is symbolism?
a word that mimics a sound
repetition of consonant sounds
using symbols to represent something
Giving human-like traits to non-living objects
What is onomatopoeia?
Giving human-like traits to non-living objects
repetition of consonant sounds
using symbols to represent something
a word that when pronounced mimics a sound that was written
What is alliteration?
a word that mimics a sound
repetition of consonant sounds
using symbols to represent something
Giving human-like traits to non-living objects
"America is a melting pot" is an example of
foreshadowing
metaphor
simile
Repetition
What is personification?
a word that mimics a sound
using symbols to represent something
repetition of consonant sounds
Giving human or animal like traits to non-living objects
making something look like a person
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express a strong emotion or create a statement is a...
hyperbole
alliteration
foreshadowing
imagery
Click the button. "Click" is an example of...
metaphor
Onomatopoeia
hyperbole
idiom
"She is like a butterfly" is an example of...
idiom
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
"The scrumptious desserts were calling out my name" is an example of...
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
This literary device can be both figurative and literal. Uses can often include the 5 senses to fully understand what is being said. It often creates a picture or image in your mind from the vivid description
allusion
symbolism
imagery
idiom
A girl wakes up late for school and quickly rushes to get there. As soon as she arrives, though, she realizes that it's Saturday and there is no school.
What kind of irony is this?
Hint: Verbal irony: When someone says something but means the opposite (similar to sarcasm).
Situational irony: When something happens that's the opposite of what was expected or intended to happen.
Dramatic irony: When the audience is aware of the true intentions or outcomes, while the characters are not.
verbal
situational
non-situational
dramatic
It happened once in a blue moon is an example of a(n)...
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
what is an idiom?
The use of symbols in writing to express something to the reader.
An exaggeration.
Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently.
A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.
I am dying of shame is an example of...
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
"Life is a journey" is an example of what?
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
I nearly died laughing is an example of what?
idiom
hyperbole
alliteration
metaphor
It was a dark, cold evening, and I could hear the wind whistling through the tall, dark trees. All I could see out my thinly paned windows was the heavily fogged lake which rippled softly against the shore. This excerpt is an example of
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
imagery
