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WorksheetsLiterary Device Examples
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following is an example of personification?
The wind whispered through the trees.
The car zoomed down the highway.
The sun is a golden ball.
The river is wide and deep.
Identify the example of hyperbole from the options below.
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
The leaves rustled in the gentle breeze.
The mountain stood tall and proud.
Which of the following lines is written in dactylic hexameter?
"The curfew tolls the knell of parting day."
"This is the forest primeval, the murmuring pines and the hemlocks."
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
"To be, or not to be, that is the question."
Which line is an example of iambic pentameter?
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary."
"To be, or not to be, that is the question."
"The sun was shining on the sea, shining with all his might."
"In the room the women come and go, talking of Michelangelo."
Which of the following sentences best illustrates imagery?
The clock ticked loudly in the silent room.
The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the air.
The cat sat on the mat.
The book was on the table.
Identify the metaphor in the following options.
The clouds are like cotton candy.
Time is a thief.
The rain danced on the roof.
The stars are shining brightly.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
The thunder roared in the night.
The cat purred contentedly.
The river is a ribbon of blue.
The sun is a fiery ball.
Which of the following lines is an example of hyperbole?
The flowers nodded their heads in the breeze.
He ran faster than the wind.
The moon was a ghostly galleon.
The ocean was a vast expanse of blue.
What type of sound structure is "his tender heir might bear his memory?"
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Assonance
What type of sound structure is "And, baby, now we’ve got bad blood"?
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Slant rhyme
"My love is like a burning flame" is an example of
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Simile
Allusion
Which of the following is an example of allusion?
