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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 32mins
At 3 p.m. Jorge said, "I'm STARVING. I haven't eaten since lunch."
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
While it sat charging across the room, my phone was calling my name
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Personification
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women [are] players.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
Am I talking to a brick wall?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Symbolism
Fit as a fiddle
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Symbolism
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
That last piece of pie is calling my name
Without Amazon Prime, the shipping cost me a million dollars
The librarian says that books are the keys to your imagination
Time flies when you're having fun
What do wedding rings symbolize?
Anger
Old age
Commitment
Peace
In myth, a phoenix is a bird that bursts into flames when it dies. But the phoenix is born again from its own ashes. What could a phoenix symbolize?
Peace
Rebirth
Love
Evil
Which of the following is a metaphor?
Life's a climb, but the view is great
It's as cold as ice in here!
The little pig sang in the moonlight
He is as tall as a mountain
This figure of speech uses exaggeration to make a point
Simile
Metaphor
Symbolism
Hyperbole
This comparison literary device DOES NOT use "like" or "as"
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Symbolism
This literary device gives human qualities to animals or objects
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Symbolism
What is the following quote an example of?:
But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It’s small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath.
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Personification
What is repetition of consonant noises anywhere in a word called?
Alliteration
Consonance
Assonance
What is repetition of vowel noises anywhere in a word called?
Alliteration
Consonance
Assonance
What type of irony is this?
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Not Ironic
What type of irony is this?
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Not Ironic
What type of irony is this?
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Not Ironic
What type of irony is this?
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Not Ironic
What type of irony is this?
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Not Ironic
What type of irony is this?
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Not Ironic
What type of irony is this?
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Not Ironic
What type of irony is this?
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Not Ironic
The best part about music class is that you can bang on the drum.
onomatopeia
alliteration
consonance
assonance
What sound device is used in the following example:
"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain"
sibilance
assonance
irony
anaphora
