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Literary Devices: Hyperbole and Personification

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following literary devices is used when people exaggerate to make a point or add drama?

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

2.

Which of the following literary devices has a characteristic like a human being or gives human attributes to a nonhuman?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Imagery

d)

Oxymoron

3.

In the bustling city, the towering skyscrapers stretched their arms towards the sky, as if reaching for the stars. Cars raced along the streets like impatient children eager to get home. What type of literary devices is in this underlined sentence?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Allusion

4.

Meanwhile, the sun winked mischievously from behind fluffy clouds, casting its warm embrace upon the busy sidewalks below. What type of literary devices is in this underlined sentence?

a)

Symbolism

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

5.

There is a girl, Sarah. Sarah's backpack felt like it weighed a ton as she trudged up the hill to school. "I swear, it's got the entire library in there!" she exclaimed. What type of literary devices is in this underlined sentence?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

6.

Though her backpack wasn't actually as heavy as a ton. She collapsed onto a bench, feeling as though she had just climbed Mount Everest. Then the school’s bell rang. What type of literary devices is in this underlined sentence?

a)

Paradox

b)

Irony

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

7.

In the movie “Beauty and the Beast”, the teapots are Chip and Mrs.Pott. These characters were cursed to transform into things by the Enchantress. What type of literary devices can be used as a possible answer?

a)

Motif

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Paradox

8.

In the movie “Finding Nemo”, the fish are Malin and Dolly. They are trying to find Nemo that unexpectedly taken far from home. What type of literary devices can be used as a possible answer?

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Oxymoron

9.

In the movie “101 Dalmatians”, this dog is Rolly. He is very hungry even he just already finish his dinner. From his speech, which type of literary devices can be used as a possible answer?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

10.

"I'm so tired I could sleep for a hundred years! I've been studying all night, burning the midnight oil like a candle in a hurricane. My eyelids feel like they're made of lead, and I swear even my yawns are exhausted. If I don't get some shut-eye soon, I might just collapse into a deep slumber right here on the desk!" In this short paragraph, what type of literary devices is an answer?

(a)