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E11 Stylistic devices (1)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
Date
1.

The repetition of an initial consonant sound is called:

a)

imagery

b)

alliteration

c)

assonance

d)

symbol

2.

“A moist young moon hung above the mist of a neighboring meadow” is an example of which literary device?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Symbol

c)

assonance

d)

Metaphor

3.

Which literary device includes the use of words to express something different or opposite from their literal meaning, totally beyond our expectations?

a)

hyperbole

b)

irony

c)

simile

d)

symbol

4.

“Water water every, but not a drop to drink”, is an example of which figurative language?

a)

symbol

b)

simile

c)

irony

d)

metaphor

5.

“The moon was resting in the midnight sky”, is the best example of which figure of speech?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

irony

d)

personification

6.

An example of metaphor includes:

a)

My son is like a moon.

b)

My son is as beautiful as moon

c)

My son is a moon.

d)

My son is as handsome as the moon.

7.

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!, is the best example of which literary device? 

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

imagery

d)

parallelism

8.

Her soft skin was like silk under his fingers.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

9.

It takes my friend an eternity to get dressed.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

10.

The omission of conjunctions in a series of words or phrases.

a)

asyndeton

b)

polysyndeton

c)

synchesis

d)

synecdoche

11.

The combination of contradictory ideas in a single expression.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

irony

c)

paranomasia

d)

oxymoron

12.

Anaphora means...

a)

repetition of the same sound at the beginning of a sequence of words

b)

unusual front position for emphasis

c)

repetition of the first few words

d)

a thing or a concept personified