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Literary Devices

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At 3 p.m. Jorge said, "I'm STARVING. I haven't eaten since lunch."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

2.

While it sat charging across the room, my phone was calling my name

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Symbolism

d)

Personification

3.

All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women [are] players.

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

4.

Am I talking to a brick wall?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Symbolism

5.

Fit as a fiddle

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Symbolism

6.

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

a)

That last piece of pie is calling my name

b)

Without Amazon Prime, the shipping cost me a million dollars

c)

The librarian says that books are the keys to your imagination

d)

Time flies when you're having fun

7.

What do wedding rings symbolize?

a)

Anger

b)

Old age

c)

Commitment

d)

Peace

8.

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?

a)

Peace

b)

Rebirth

c)

Love

d)

Evil

9.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

a)

Life's a climb, but the view is great

b)

It's as cold as ice in here!

c)

The little pig sang in the moonlight

d)

He is as tall as a mountain

10.

This figure of speech uses exaggeration to make a point

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Symbolism

d)

Hyperbole

11.

This comparison literary device DOES NOT use "like" or "as"

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Symbolism

12.

This literary device gives human qualities to animals or objects

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Symbolism

13.

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.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Symbolism

d)

Personification

14.

What is repetition of consonant noises anywhere in a word called?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Consonance

c)

Assonance

15.

What is repetition of vowel noises anywhere in a word called?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Consonance

c)

Assonance

16.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

17.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

18.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

19.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

20.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

21.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

22.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

23.

What type of irony is this?

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Verbal Irony

d)

Not Ironic

24.

The best part about music class is that you can bang on the drum.

a)

onomatopeia

b)

alliteration

c)

consonance

d)

assonance

25.

What sound device is used in the following example:

"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain"

a)

sibilance

b)

assonance

c)

irony

d)

anaphora