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Literary device

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"The  Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands
Ring'd with the azure world he stands
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
Choose the literary device that is NOT used in this poem.
a)
Sight Details
b)
Touch Details
c)
Hearing Details
d)
Personification
2.

What types of imagery/sensory comes to mind when you look at this photograph?

a)

Touch and taste

b)

Sight and sound

c)

Sight and smell

3.

Which sense does the phrase appeal to?

"putrid rotten food"

a)

smell

b)

sight

c)

touch

d)

hearing

4.
Which of the following lines from Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” contains imagery?
a)
The woods are lovely, dark and deep
b)
 But I have promises to keep
c)
And miles to go before I sleep
d)
All of the above
5.

Imagery is language to create (a)   in the mind of the reader.

Imagery includes figurative and metaphorical language to improve the reader’s experience through their senses.

6.

The sensory details in a story are details that ________.

a)

use the five senses

b)

use dollars and cents

c)

use just sights and smells

d)

use big words

7.

"My stomach hurt so bad it felt as if I was getting repeatedly punched in the same spot"

a)

Tactile Imagery

b)

Visual Imagery

c)

Tactile Imagery and Kinesthetic Imagery

d)

None of the above

8.
This sentence appeals to which sense:
The dog's fur was as soft as a feather. 
a)
touch
b)
taste
c)
sound
d)
sight
9.

The aroma of chocolate filled the air.


What sense is the author trying to appeal too?

a)

sight

b)

sound

c)

smell

d)

touch

10.
Barefoot, The warm mud molds my feet.
a)
see
b)
hear
c)
touch
d)
taste
11.

True or False: Imagery paints a picture in your mind, so that you can experience what they author is describing.

a)

True

b)

False

12.
What type of imagery is this?
The thunder clapped loudly shaking the house
a)
Sight
b)
Sound
c)
Touch 
d)
Taste
13.

To which of the five senses does the following sentence or phrase appeal?


The flashing lights of the police car alerted us that something was wrong.

a)

hear

b)

taste

c)

sight

d)

touch

14.

My father said I can't handle a sharp knife because it is dangerous. Which sense does this sentence appeal to?

a)

sound

b)

taste

c)

smell

d)

touch

15.

What type of imagery does this sentence reflect?

The words were barely out of her mouth when they heard a rumble of thunder.

a)

visual

b)

auditory

16.

What is known as the concrete representation of an idea by using language that can evoke the five senses?

a)

a. specific experience

b)

b. figures of speech

c)

c. imagery

d)

d. diction

17.

What is "sensory language"?

a)

language that connects to the five senses to create an image or description.

b)

language that has been censored (censorship)

c)

language that is unfamiliar to the reader

18.
Which sentence helps us understand the sadness of war.
a)
The cannons roared and the soldiers marched up the hill.
b)
The flag whipped in the wind as the ship swept the sea.
c)
The rain came down and landed on the wounded like a mother's tears.
d)
The warplanes roared into battle and exchanged fire.
19.

Felipe smacked his lips greedily as he devoured the green bean casserole, leaving not a speck on his plate.


Which SENSORY DETAIL is the writer using?

a)

Sight

b)

Sound

c)

Smell

d)

Taste

e)

Touch

20.

The line "a kudus flew a green balloon" mostly appeals to what sense?

a)

smell

b)

taste

c)

touch

d)

sight