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Literary device

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

a)

The dog was as round as a ball.

b)

The girl had blonde hair.

c)

He is the black sheep of the family.

d)

The cow sneezed.

2.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
a)
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
b)
Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
c)
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
d)
After the game, a tornado hit.
3.

Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: "Her voice is music to my ears."

a)

Her

b)

Voice

c)

Music

d)

Ears

4.
He was a busy bee.
a)
He was extremely busy. 
b)
He wore a striped shirt. 
5.

Kaleo runs like a cheetah. Metaphor?

a)

yes

b)

no

6.

What does "Mr. Brown has a heart of stone" mean?

a)

Mr. Brown is very caring

b)

Mr. Brown is not very caring

c)

Mr. Brown's heart is legitimately a rock

d)

Mr. Brown is really Dwane "The Rock" Johnson

7.

My aunt's apartment in New York is a closet. My mom says that if she had to live in that small space, she would go nuts.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

idiom

8.

What does the metaphor in this text suggest?

Conscience is a man's compass.

a)

Your conscience can lead you around in circles.

b)

Your conscience guides you to act the right way.

9.
Simile or Metaphor?
Holly's eyes were ice.
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile
10.

 She is a shining star. She's good at pretty much everything she does.

a)

She is a loser.

b)

She is an actress.

c)

She is successful.

d)

She sparkles.

11.

What is this an example of:

My dog is a ball of energy.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

12.

What figurative langue is used in the following sentence?

Life is a box of chocolates.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Understatement

13.

What does the sentence below actually mean?

O my Love is like a red, red rose

That’s newly sprung in June;

a)

The speaker believes that roses are the most beautiful in June

b)

The speaker believes that the subject is very beautiful

c)

The speaker is picking roses

d)

The subject of the poem is a rose

14.

Metaphor

a)

compares two or more things without using as, like etc.

b)

is a fancy way to compare things and give details

c)

is a fruit from Greece

d)

is a asteroid that will blow up planet earth

15.
Mike drives too fast and is a road hog.
road hog:
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
16.

The alligator's teeth are like daggers.

a)

The alligator has sharp teeth.

b)

The alligator does not have sharp teeth.

17.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A metaphor is a type of poem.

b)

A metaphor is a type of simile.

c)

A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is another, without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

d)

A metaphor is a type of personification.

18.

Determine the meaning of the metaphor in the sentence below:


The excited little girl was a kangaroo bouncing around the room.

a)

The little girl was dressed as a kangaroo for Halloween.

b)

The little girl was very nervous so she kept jumping up and down.

c)

The little girl was so excited that she was jumping around.

d)

The little girl was cheerful and made many new friends.

19.
The musicians spun great webs of sounds.
a)
simile
b)
 metaphor
20.
Students are sponges in the classroom.  
a)
Students soak up water. 
b)
Students soak up knowledge.
c)
The student is turning into a sponge.