WorksheetsLiterary Devices quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
My love is like a red, red rose.
a)
Allusion
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
2.
When an author gives an inanimate object human or living characteristics. For example: the trees danced in the wind.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
oxymoron
3.
An over-exaggeration. For example: I was standing in line forever.
a)
personification
b)
cliche
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
4.
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.
He was a bear in the the goal.
He was a bear in the the goal.
a)
simlie
b)
paradox
c)
metaphor
d)
allusion
5.
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
6.
characters, objects, or events that have an abstract, or figurative meaning (stands for something else)
Ex. George and Lennie's dream represents their freedom and wealth.
Ex. George and Lennie's dream represents their freedom and wealth.
a)
images
b)
symbolism
c)
simile
d)
personification
7.
An onomatopoeia is also known as a...
a)
sound word
b)
action word
c)
statement
d)
descriptive word
8.
Alex had a hard time hearing the teacher over is grumbling stomach.
What word is the onomatopoeia?
a)
grumbling
b)
stomach
c)
hearing
d)
teacher
9.
The two words used in similes are _____________.
a)
LIKE
AS
b)
IS
ARE
c)
WAS
WERE
d)
VERBS
10.
Complete the metaphor:
The class _____.
a)
was a zoo.
b)
was nearby.
c)
was noisy.
d)
was nice.
11.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.
b)
a comparison using like or as.
c)
an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.
12.
What does the hyperbole "I have a million things to do today" mean?
a)
There is nothing to do today.
b)
There is a million things to do today.
c)
There is a lot to do today.
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