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Literary Devices in Poetry

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which literary device is being used in the following line: 'Her eyes were as bright as the sun'?

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

2.

Identify the literary device in the following line: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

3.

What is the purpose of using alliteration in poetry?

a)

To create vivid imagery.

b)

To create a musical and rhythmic effect

c)

To convey complex emotions.

d)

To establish a specific tone.

4.

Which literary device is being used in the following line: 'His heart is a cold stone'?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

5.

What is a stanza in poetry?

a)

A stanza in poetry is a type of cooking technique.

b)

A stanza in poetry is a type of musical instrument.

c)

A stanza in poetry is a group of lines that form a unit within a poem.

d)

A stanza in poetry is a type of dance move.

6.

Identify the literary device in the following line: 'The sun kissed the flowers.'

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

7.

What is the purpose of using a simile in poetry?

a)

To create vivid imagery and make comparisons between two unlike things

b)

To confuse the reader and make the poem more difficult to understand.

c)

To provide a literal description of the subject.

d)

To create a sense of rhythm and rhyme in the poem.

8.

Which literary device is being used in the following line: 'Sally sells seashells by the seashore'?

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

9.

What is the purpose of using personification in poetry?

a)

To confuse the reader and make the poem more challenging to understand.

b)

To emphasize the importance of non-human objects or ideas.

c)

To create a sense of mystery and intrigue in the poem.

d)

To give human qualities to non-human objects or ideas.

10.

Identify the literary device in the following line: 'The moon is a silver boat sailing through the night sky.'

a)

simile

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

11.

An object, person, or idea that represents something beyond itself.

(a)  

12.

The use of picture-painting words to help you experience author's ideas with all your senses.

(a)  

13.

The attitude toward the subject that an author conveys in a piece of writing.

(a)  

14.

The use of a word, sound, or phrase more than once

(a)  

15.

A central message or insight about life that sits at the center of each poem

(a)  

16.
A word that sounds like what it means. 
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Consonance
c)
Metaphor
d)
Verse
17.
Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices
a)
Plot Elements
b)
Figurative Language
c)
Sensory Language
d)
Literal Language
18.
A group of lines in a poem; like a paragraph or verse
a)
Lines
b)
Chorus
c)
Stanza
d)
Refrain
19.
Dictionary definition of the word
a)
Connotation
b)
Dictionary
c)
Denotation
d)
Feelings, thoughts