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WorksheetsIdentifying Literary Devices
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What literary device is evident in this line? "The bells chimed loudly, ding-donging through the empty church."
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Irony
Hyperbole
Identify the device in the following statement: "Her love for him was as constant as the North Star."
Simile
Metaphor
Symbol
Oxymoron
Which literary device is being used here? "He told a story of how he once outran a pack of wolves to explain why he was always early."
Flashback
Anecdote
Satire
Paradox
What device is used in this example? "The soft snow sank underfoot, a blanket wrapping the world in silence."
Imagery
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Identify the device present in the line below: "It was a tragic twist when the firefighter’s house burned down."
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Symbol
What is evident in this line? "The soldier gazed at the dove on the battlefield, his heart aching for peace."
Metaphor
Personification
Motif
Simile
Which device is used here? "The author kept mentioning the red balloon throughout the story, tying it to the protagonist's lost innocence."
Symbol
Motif
Allusion
Flashback
Which literary device is used in the following sentence? "The dark deep dread of the forest kept the travelers silent."
Alliteration
Consonance
Assonance
Metaphor
What literary device is evident in this line? "The bells chimed loudly, ding-donging through the empty church."
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Identify the device in the following statement: "Her love for him was as constant as the North Star."
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Irony
Which literary device is being used here? "He told a story of how he once outran a pack of wolves to explain why he was always early."
Hyperbole
Anecdote
Metaphor
Simile
What device is used in this example? "The soft snow sank underfoot, a blanket wrapping the world in silence."
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Identify the device present in the line below: "It was a tragic twist when the firefighter’s house burned down."
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Metaphor
What literary device is used here? "The forest was alive, whispering secrets through the rustling leaves."
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Which device is shown in this line? "His smile was a faded photograph of happier days."
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
What is being used in this example? "She walked into the room, and the faint scent of roses lingered in the air, a memory of summer afternoons."
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Which device is evident in this line? "Parting is such sweet sorrow."
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Simile
Hyperbole
What literary device is used here? "If we don’t act now, the world will collapse under the weight of its own greed."
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Which literary device is present in the following? "The two lovers were trapped between Scylla and Charybdis, unable to choose a path without consequences."
Allusion
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Which device is used here? "The author kept mentioning the red balloon throughout the story, tying it to the protagonist’s lost innocence."
Allegory
Motif
Theme
Paradox
