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Literary Devices in Poetry

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Describing something non-human with human qualities

a)

Imagery

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

2.

Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Repetition

3.

Compares two different things saying the one is the other, without using 'like' or 'as'

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Imagery

d)

Personification

4.

Jonathan was so angry that he blew his top like a volcano.

This is an example of...

a)

Personification

b)

A Simile

c)

A Metaphor

d)

Imagery

5.

The sky was so clear last night that we could see the stars winking at us.

This is an example of...

a)

Personification

b)

Imagery

c)

A Metaphor

d)

Simile

6.

What is the purpose of repetition?

a)

To emphasize an idea

b)

To remind the reader of something

c)

To repeat a point

d)

To mimic the sounds of objects/animals

7.

Which device improves a reader's experience of the text by immersing them more deeply by appealing to their senses?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Imagery

d)

Personification

8.

Which device emphasises a feeling or idea and/or develops a sense of urgency?

a)

Repetition

b)

Rhyme

c)

Alliteration

d)

Imagery

9.

Is the sentence a simile, metaphor or an example of personification?

The classroom was a zoo.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

10.

Is the sentence a simile, metaphor or an example of personification?

Caleb jumps like a frog.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

11.

Is the sentence a simile, metaphor or an example of personification?

The sun smiled down on us.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

12.

Is the sentence a simile, metaphor or an example of personification?

His tears were a river flowing down his cheeks.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

13.

Is the sentence a simile, metaphor or an example of personification?

Lightning danced across the sky.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification