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WorksheetsLiterary Devices: Hyperbole and Personification
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following literary devices is used when people exaggerate to make a point or add drama?
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Which of the following literary devices has a characteristic like a human being or gives human attributes to a nonhuman?
Hyperbole
Personification
Imagery
Oxymoron
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?
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Personification
Allusion
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?
Symbolism
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Personification
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?
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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?
Paradox
Irony
Personification
Hyperbole
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?
Motif
Hyperbole
Personification
Paradox
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?
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
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?
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Personification
"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)
