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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
The following quotations features figurative language:
‘Ah, William, we’re weary of weather,
said the sunflowers, shining with dew.
Our traveling habits have tired us.
Can you give us a room with a view?”
‘Ah, William, we’re weary of weather,
said the sunflowers, shining with dew.
Our traveling habits have tired us.
Can you give us a room with a view?”
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
2.
The following sentence contains which literary device:
“Jimmy Smith was moving through the room like an enormous trained mole collecting the empty cans."
“Jimmy Smith was moving through the room like an enormous trained mole collecting the empty cans."
a)
oxymoron
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
3.
CRASH! Batman slammed the batmobile into the wall.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
4.
The leaves danced and twirled in the wind.
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
5.
Fluffly flowers floated and flew in Florida.
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
imagery
6.
Which part of the plot line represents the setting?
a)
Rising action
b)
Falling action
c)
Exposition
d)
Climax
7.
Katy Perry:
"Baby, you're a firework;
Come on let your colors burst"
a)
allusion, irony
b)
metaphor, imagery
c)
simile, imagery
d)
personification, allusion
8.
Events that occur in a story that build up to the climax.
a)
Falling Action
b)
Rising Action
c)
Exposition
d)
Resolution
9.
Language not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense; it consists of figures of speech
a)
flashback
b)
hyperbole
c)
figurative language
d)
sensory language
10.
Which of the following is an internal conflict?
a)
person vs. person
b)
person vs. society
c)
person vs. nature
d)
person vs. self
11.
Which of the following choices BEST defines what an author's craft is?
a)
Specific techniques an author uses to convey a certain purpose
b)
The author's use of sensory language
c)
When an author writes a story involving witchcraft
d)
The author's use of figurative language
12.
What is imagery?
a)
Sound devices to help the readers hear what is going on in a text.
b)
Author's craft
c)
Words an author uses to help create a picture
d)
A series of images in a story
13.
Imagery is...
a)
Persuading the reader to feel the same as you
b)
Using adjectives only
c)
Creating a picture in the reader's mind
d)
Using figurative language only
14.
The leaves danced and twirled in the wind.Why did the author use the craft of personification in this sentence?
a)
It helps the reader to hear what is going on.
b)
It allows the reader to see what the leaves were doing in a more interesting way.
c)
It helps provide rhythm to the sentence.
d)
It helps to show the point of view
15.
CRASH! Batman slammed the batmobile into the wall.Why does the author use an onomatopoeia in this sentence?
a)
It helps the readers visualize the scene better.
b)
It helps the readers compare the sound of the batmobile crashing to a sound that's more familiar.
c)
It helps the readers hear the sound the crash is making and helps them feel like they are in the setting themselves.
d)
It helps create suspense in the story
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