Free Printable Literary devices

1.

What are literary devices?

a)

Techniques used by the author to express ideas

b)

Techniques used by the author to communicate deeper meaning

c)

Techniques used to make the writing more engaging and impactful

d)

Techniques used create an emotional response in the readers

2.

What are some literary devices you know?

4 lines

3.

My love is like a red, red rose.

a)

Allusion

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

4.

Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net

a)

Allusion

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

5.

Snow speaks to the people; it’s falling above in the glooming sunlight. Its white, sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air.

a)

Allusion

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

6.

The baby was as snug as a bug in a rug.

a)

Allusion

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

7.

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Joe’s boots broke the forest’s silence. A full moon peeked out from behind two clouds. Tree shadows illuminated the snow drifts in its shimmering light. Joe shivered as a cold gust of wind blew through his jacket.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Imagery

d)

Irony

8.

“But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill.”
-William Sharp

a)

Allusion

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Irony

9.

Fog
The fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking
over harbor and city
on silent haunches
and then moves on.

a)

Allusion

b)

Simile

c)

Personifcation

d)

Foreshadowing

10.

I smelled the warm, sweet, all-pervasive smell of silage, as well as the sour dirty laundry spilling over the basket in the hall. I could pick out the acrid smell of Claire’s drenched diaper, her sweaty feet, and her hair crusted with sand.

a)

Imagery

b)

Allusion

c)

Personification

d)

Irony

11.

"If I were young. If I were strong. If I were loved. If I were wrong." The "ifs" are an example of...

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Repetition

12.

A group of words who contain the same sound , at the beginning of the word,are called what?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

anagram

c)

allegory

d)

alliteration

13.

Words such as "crack","splat", and "buzz" are examples of what?

a)

metaphor

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

personification

14.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

a)

The water glistened like a star in the night.

b)

The snow was a white blanket on the normally green grass.

c)

Her stare was cold as ice.

d)

The dove represents peace on earth.

15.

Which of the following is an example of imagery?

a)

Playing sports is a lot of fun.

b)

The boy bounced the ball.

c)

The young boy excitedly ran to the ball.

d)

The ball was a deep red, like that of a fire truck, glistening in the bright sun.

16.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

a)

Her hair shined like the sun.

b)

The snowflakes danced in the wind.

c)

Her hair was a flowing river.

d)

The delicious ice cream made her jump for joy.

17.

What is theme?

a)

how the reader feels about the story

b)

What the main character learns

c)

the title

d)

central message or moral of the story

18.

What is the theme of this story?

a)

Eat your vegetables.

b)

Don't brag. Be modest.

c)

Don't talk to strangers.

d)

Necessity is the mother of invention.

19.

"Polly Pocket picked a purple plant" is an example of:

a)

alliteration

b)

contrast

c)

simile

d)

personification

20.

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Joe’s boots broke the forest’s silence. A full moon peeked out from behind two clouds. Tree shadows illuminated the snow drifts in its shimmering light. Joe shivered as a cold gust of wind blew through his jacket.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

Literary devices

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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