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Literary Devices

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, typically using the words like or as, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Allusion

d)

Allegory

2.

A figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common; does not use the words "like" or "as"

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Imagery

d)

Metaphor

3.

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

a)

Irony

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

4.

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

a)

Allusion

b)

Allegory

c)

Alliteration

d)

Assonance

5.

Represents objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Imagery

6.

The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Allusion

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

7.

Literary technique in which surface appearances or intentions are radically different (usually the opposite) from the real outcome.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Irony

d)

Hyperbole

8.

an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, thing, or another text.

a)

Irony

b)

Allusion

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

9.

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

a)

Allegory

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Irony

d)

Symbolism

10.

Author's attitude towards the subject

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Attitude

d)

Feeling

11.

The ocean heaved a sigh.

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

12.

Splash! Slam!

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Allusion

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Irony

13.

The bed is as hard as a rock

a)

Imagery

b)

Irony

c)

Allusion

d)

Simile

14.

Can you keep the cat from clawing the couch?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Tone

d)

Repetition

15.

The clouds were edged with pink and gold.

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Imagery

d)

Alliteration

16.

I have a million things to do today.

a)

Imagery

b)

Irony

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

17.

The fire station burned to the ground.

a)

Simile

b)

Allusion

c)

Irony

d)

Allegory

18.

This place is like the Garden of Eden.

a)

Synecdoche

b)

Personification

c)

Allusion

d)

Irony

19.

Which type of irony happens when a reader knows something a character does not?

a)

situational

b)

verbal

c)

dramatic

d)

cow

20.

Which type of irony happens when a character says words that he does not mean?

a)

Dramatic

b)

Verbal

c)

Situational

d)

Symbolism

21.

What type of irony happens when an expected outcome is reversed?

a)

Dramatic

b)

Verbal

c)

Situational

22.

Which literary device is a passage or sentence that changes the reader’s opinion about the character, usually by revealing the character’s goals, values, or feelings?

a)

Inference

b)

Characterization

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

Metaphor

23.

A literary device where the reader uses background knowledge and text evidence to draw a conclusion about a story, the setting, or its characters.

a)

Characterization

b)

Repetition

c)

Alliteration

d)

Inference

24.

A scene in a movie or novel set in a time earlier than the main story

a)
flashback
b)
imagery
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatpoeia
25.
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
26.
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)

Extreme exaggeration used to make a point or for humorous effect.

d)
The use of words that imitate sounds.
27.
My love is like a red, red rose.
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
28.
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
29.
The baby was as snug as a bug in a rug.
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
30.
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
31.
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
32.
“But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill.”
  -William Sharp
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Irony
33.
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
34.
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
35.
This quiz is a piece of cake.
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
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
40.
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
41.
The water beckoned invitingly to the hot swimmers.
a)
Allusion
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor
d)
Irony
42.
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
43.

Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?

a)

A hero saves many lives.

b)

A struggle between a character and a family member.

c)

A character has to survive a tornado.

d)

A character is afraid of starting at a new school.

44.
In "Twilight," Edward & Jacob battle for Bella's affection.
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. nature
c)
character vs. society
d)
character vs. self
45.
Elsa has to be hidden away from the outside world because of her secret magical powers.
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. nature
c)
character vs. society
d)
character vs. self
46.
Sarah was accepted into her top choice for college, however, it is the most expensive one on her list. Should she sacrifice her family's wallet to attend the school of her dreams, or should she be conservative and consider other schools?
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. society
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. self
47.
A plane crashed on an island in the middle of the ocean.  Chuck had to survive ... all on his own!
a)
character vs. self
b)
character vs. character
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
48.
He wants to ask someone to the dance but he's too scared.
a)
character vs. character
b)
character vs. self
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. society
49.
a)
character  vs. character
b)
character vs. society
c)
character vs. nature
d)
character vs. self
50.
Man vs. self is an internal conflict.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
What type of conflict is the picture? 
Katniss was forced to play the Hunger Games because those were the rules of the government.
a)
Person vs Person
b)
Person vs Nature
c)
Person vs Self
d)
Person vs Society
52.
After breaking his mother's vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth and face the consequences, or whether he should attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog. 
a)
Person vs. Person
b)
Person vs Nature
c)
Person vs. Self
d)
Person vs Fate (God)
53.
No matter how hard Oedipus tries to avoid it, he ends up marrying his own mother. 
a)
Person vs Person
b)
Person vs Self
c)
Person vs Nature
d)
Person vs Fate (God)
54.
It's the year 3030 and society is completely dependent on computers and robots. A young boy named Domino is flying his hover board to school when all of the machines start acting up and attacking people due to a powerful computer virus. What will Domino do now that the machines that are supposed to help him have turned against him? 
a)
Individual vs. Nature
b)
Individual vs. Individual
c)
Individual vs. Supernatural
d)
Individual vs. Technology
55.

Chocolate is my Achilles heel

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Allusion

d)

Irony

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