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Literary Devices Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which literary device is used in the sentence 'The car ran over the wagon and broke it. Now, the wagon was as flat as a pancake.'?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

2.

What type of literary device is used in the sentence 'Tim was a beast on the football field.'?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

3.

Which literary device is used in the sentence 'Meow'?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

4.

What type of literary device is used in the sentence 'Sally sells seashells by the seashore.'?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Alliteration

5.

Which literary device is used in the sentence 'The moon smiled down at me.'?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

6.

What type of literary device is used in the sentence 'Wow! You are the Einstein of our class!'?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Allusion

c)

Personification

d)

Metonymy

7.

Which literary device is used in the sentence 'Don't be such a Scrooge!'?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Allusion

8.

What type of literary device is used in the sentence 'My homework took me forever!'?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Idiom

9.

Which literary device is used in the sentence 'It is raining cats and dogs.'?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Idiom

10.

What type of literary device is used in the sentence 'His smile lit up the room.'?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Idiom

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor