WorksheetsPoetry Literary Devices Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A word that sounds like the noise it describes
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
assonance
d)
simile
2.
An exaggerated statement
a)
rhyme
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
3.
Describes something non-human with human qualities
a)
Internal Rhyme
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
4.
When two or more words create a rhyme in the same line of a poem or verse
a)
Internal Rhyme
b)
Simile
c)
Allusion
d)
Assonance
5.
Comparing using like or as
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
6.
Repeats the beginning consonant sounds in words
a)
rhyme
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
assonance
d)
alliteration
7.
A poem in which the ends of the lines have words that sound the same
a)
rhyme
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
8.
A reference that is made indirectly, subtly suggested, or implied to somebody or something, using only a word or two
a)
alliteration
b)
allusion
c)
acrostic
d)
internal rhyme
9.
Compares two different things saying the one is the other--does not use like or as to compare
a)
alliteration
b)
rhyme
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
10.
The repetition of two or more of the same vowel sounds in a word
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
assonance
11.
The example highlighted below is an example of?
The wind whipped the branches all around,
As the rain fell silently to the ground.
The wind whipped the branches all around,
As the rain fell silently to the ground.
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
rhyme (end rhyme)
d)
hyperbole
12.
The example highlighted below is an example of?
Her ate a million hot dogs at the picnic.
Her ate a million hot dogs at the picnic.
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
assonance
d)
simile
13.
The example highlighted below is an example of?
The black birddog boldly began to bark.
The black birddog boldly began to bark.
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
internal rhyme
14.
The example highlighted below is an example of?
My Aunt Sherry is so tight with her money, that everyone in the family calls her Scrooge.
My Aunt Sherry is so tight with her money, that everyone in the family calls her Scrooge.
a)
narrative
b)
personification
c)
assonance
d)
allusion
15.
The example highlighted below is an example of?
The moon never beams without bringing me dreams (one line)
The moon never beams without bringing me dreams (one line)
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
internal rhyme
d)
alliteration
16.
The example highlighted below is an example of?
The engine purred like a contented cat.
The engine purred like a contented cat.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
assonance
17.
The example highlighted below is an example of?
They boy with the toy had so much joy.
They boy with the toy had so much joy.
a)
assonance
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
onomatopoeia
18.
The example highlighted below is an example of?
The morning sun smiled down on the children.
The morning sun smiled down on the children.
a)
rhyme
b)
assonance
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
19.
The example highlighted below is an example of?
Her hair is a shimmering waterfall.
Her hair is a shimmering waterfall.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
rhyme
d)
metaphor
20.
The example highlighted below is an example of?
The leaves danced in the wind.
The leaves danced in the wind.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
rhyme
d)
alliteration
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