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Exploring Literary Techniques

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Question 1: "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky." Which literary technique is used in this sentence?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Imagery

d)

c) Personification

2.

Question 2: "Her smile was as bright as the sun." Which literary technique is used in this sentence?

a)

a) Simile

b)

Irony

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

3.

Question 3: "The wind howled in anger as the storm approached." Which literary technique is used in this sentence?

a)

Simile

b)

Imagery

c)

c) Pathetic Fallacy

d)

Alliteration

4.

Question 4: "He's a lion in the battlefield." Which literary technique is used in this sentence?

a)

Imagery

b)

b) Metaphor

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Alliteration

5.

Question 5: "The classroom was a zoo during recess." Which literary technique is used in this sentence?

a)

Imagery

b)

Alliteration

c)

Oxymoron

d)

b) Metaphor

6.

Question 6: "Time flies when you're having fun." Which literary technique is used in this sentence?

a)

Imagery

b)

Alliteration

c)

Oxymoron

d)

c) Personification

7.

Question 7: "The leaves whispered in the gentle breeze." Which literary technique is used in this sentence?

a)

Alliteration

b)

c) Personification

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Imagery

8.

Question 8: "I have a ton of homework to do tonight." Which literary technique is used in this sentence?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Imagery

c)

Irony

d)

c) Hyperbole

9.

Question 9: "The thunder grumbled like an old man." Which literary technique is used in this sentence?

a)

Oxymoron

b)

a) Simile

c)

Imagery

d)

Alliteration

10.

Question 10: "The night sky was a blanket of stars." Which literary technique is used in this sentence?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Imagery

c)

b) Metaphor

d)

Oxymoron