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Literary Devices

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 4hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
My love is like a red, red rose.
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
2.
Brian was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
3.
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
4.
The baby was as snug as a bug in a rug.
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
5.
In the film and book Charlotte’s Web, Charlotte explains to Wilbur that all living things eventually die. Charlotte then has to spin a web to save Wilbur’s life. In the process of spinning her web, Charlotte expends all her energy and dies.
a)
Allusion & Imagery
b)
Simile & Metaphor
c)
Foreshadowing & Irony
d)
Personification & Mood
6.
You break a date with your girlfriend so you can go to the ball game with the guys. When you go to the concession stand, you run into your girl, who is with another guy.
a)
Personification
b)
Imagery
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Irony
7.
In Lemony Snicket, most of the inhabitants of the island on which the Baudelaires find themselves in The End are characters from The Tempest, a play by William Shakespeare.

a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Imagery
8.
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
9.
“But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill.”
  -William Sharp
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Irony
10.
A woman is going to break up with her boyfriend; meanwhile, he’s buying her a diamond ring and planning his marriage proposal.
a)
Allusion
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Irony
11.
An emerald is as green as grass,
A ruby red as blood;
A sapphire shines as blue as heaven;
A flint lies in the mud.
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Foreshadowing
12.
This quiz is a piece of cake.
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
13.
Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, sighing, through all her works, gave signs of woe.
   - John Milton
a)
Simile
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Personification
d)
Allusion
14.
Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities.
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Imagery
d)
Metaphor
15.
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
16.
While camping, a person is talking about how there are no bears in the area.  Meanwhile, a bear is standing right behind him.
a)
Allusion
b)
Imagery
c)
Irony
d)
Personfication
17.
When the woman kept changing the subject I knew she had something to hide.  I wasn’t surprised when she turned out to be guilty.
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Personfication
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
18.
“Only the daisy trees were serene… they ignored the men and continued to rock the diamondbacks that slept in their arms. It took the river to persuade them that indeed the world was altered.”
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Irony
d)
Personification
19.
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
20.
The water beckoned invitingly to the hot swimmers.
a)
Allusion
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor
d)
Irony
21.
Giving human traits and qualities to non-human things is what?
a)
Irony
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Metaphor
22.
The comparison of one thing to another without using the words "like" or "as" is calles what?
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
allegory
d)
allusion
23.
The formation of a word or sound associated with what is named is called what?
a)
simile
b)
irony
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
24.
The comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" is referred to as a?
a)
metaphor
b)
flashback
c)
simile
d)
personification
25.
A scene in a movie or novel set in a time earlier than the main story is what?
a)
flashback
b)
imagery
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatpoeia
26.
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
27.
Words such as "crack","splat", and "buzz" are examples of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
personification
28.
Hints or clues used by the author to tell what will happen later in the book is a device known as:
a)
flashback
b)
simile
c)
mood
d)
foreshadowing
29.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in teh same phrase.
b)
A group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary or literal meaning.
c)
A big exaggeration in order to make a point.
d)
The use of words that imitate sounds.
30.
Extreme exaggeration
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Understatement
c)
Verbal irony
d)
Dramatic irony
31.

Onomatopoeia

a)

A word that imitates the sound it makes

b)

The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another

c)

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

d)

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

32.

Alliteration

a)

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

b)

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

c)

A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

d)

The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another

33.

Hyperbole

a)

When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

b)

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

c)

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

d)

A word that imitates the sound it makes

34.

Metaphor

a)

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

b)

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

c)

A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

d)

When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

35.

Imagery

a)

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

b)

A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

c)

A word that imitates the sound it makes

d)

When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

36.

Personification

a)

When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

b)

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

c)

The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another

d)

A word that imitates the sound it makes

37.

Symbolism

a)

A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

b)

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

c)

A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

d)

When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

38.

Simile

a)

A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

b)

A comparison of two or more unlike things without using like or as

c)

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

d)

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

39.

Allusion

a)

A word that imitates the sound it makes

b)

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

c)

When a writer gives human qualities to a non-human thing

d)

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

40.

Idiom

a)

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

b)

A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

c)

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

d)

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

41.

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.

42.

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.

43.

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.

44.

Which of the following is NOT an example of irony?

a)

A marriage counselor files for divorce

b)

A fire station burned down

c)

An old man has a heart attack

d)

Someone posts on Facebook about how dumb Facebook is

45.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a)

BOOM!

b)

The soda can exploded in my hand like a rocket ship going into space.

c)

Her skin was as soft as a baby's.

d)

The purple pants were perfect on the professor.

46.

Which of the following is an example of allusion?

a)

He was acting like Hitler, I was nervous we were about to have a 3rd World War.

b)

A little lad listened to the lisping lizard.

c)

CRASH!

d)

He cried like a baby.

47.

Which of the following is an example of repetition?

a)

CRASH!

b)

The bright red cardinal flew majestically over the snow-peaked mountain.

c)

I recall the time when Lincoln was president, before slavery was ended, before the Civil War.

d)

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.

48.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

a)

The wind howled in the dark night sky.

b)

The trees were a beautiful color, like the bright orange of sunset.

c)

Her hair was dark as night.

d)

His mother yelled at him like a banshee.

49.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Foreshadowing - when an author goes back in time to describe an event / Flashback -when an author gives clues as to what will happen

b)

Foreshadowing - giving human-like traits to non-human things / Flashback - when an author gives clues as to what will happen

c)

Foreshadowing - when an author gives clues as to what will happen / Flashback - comparison of two unlike things using like or as

d)

Foreshadowing - when an author gives clues as to what will happen / Flashback - when an author goes back in time to describe an event

50.

Write an example of imagery.

4 lines
51.

Write an example of a metaphor.

4 lines
52.

Write an example of something that is ironic.

4 lines
53.

Write an example of personification.

4 lines
54.

Complete this sentence to make it IRONIC: The shoemaker's children have no (a)  

55.

Write an example of ALLITERATION.

4 lines
56.

The alligator's teeth are white daggers is a:

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

57.

The snow was as white as a cloud.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

58.

The snow danced around in the wind.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

59.

The snow was a blanket covering the ground.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

60.

After running the mile, Little Bobby was a rock laying on the ground.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

61.

Running the mile was like climbing Mt. Everest.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

62.

My tennis shoes stuck out their tongues at my stinky feet after running the mile.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

63.

The flute sang out beautifully during the concert.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

64.

The cupcake was a cavity waiting to invade my mouth.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

65.

After playing football on the cold, January day, his fingers were icicles.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

66.

Mrs. Molnar was as happy as a lark when all of her students made A's in her class.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

67.

An extreme exaggeration

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

alliteration

68.

Compare two things using like or as

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

alliteration

69.

Using the same letter sound throughout a sentence

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

alliteration

70.

"The spoon danced in the bowl" is an example of:

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

alliteration

71.

Like a small boat

On the ocean

Sending big waves

Into motion

("Fight" by Rachel Platten)

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

alliteration

72.

A word that imitates sound

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

73.

"And the beat goes boom clap" is an example of:

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

74.

"You're going to hear me roar" is an example of:

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

75.

"You're going to hear me roar" is an example of:

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

76.

"Hungry as a bear" is an example of:

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

77.

"Brownies are happiness" is an example of:

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

78.

"Penelope put pennies in the pie" is an example of:

a)

personification

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

79.

Literal or Figurative??

Mrs. Brown sometimes gives us too much homework.

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

80.

Literal or Figurative??

These bags are so heavy my arms are falling off.

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

81.

Literal or Figurative??

Mary is always dressed neatly.

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

82.

Literal or Figurative??

I’ve told you a million times to clean your room.

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

83.

Literal or Figurative??

The zebras cried when the wise old elephant died.

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

84.

Literal or Figurative??

Mike was so angry that steam was coming out of his ears.

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

85.

Literal or Figurative??

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

86.

Literal or Figurative??

Half of the class did not complete the assignment.

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

87.

Literal or Figurative??

When she sings, her voice is like velvet.

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

88.

Literal or Figurative??

Her teeth are like stars because they come out at night.

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

89.

Literal or Figurative??

The water was rising in the river because of the rain.

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

90.

Literal or Figurative??

Grant always turns in his homework.

a)

literal language

b)

figurative language

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