WorksheetsLiterary Devices Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which literary device is used when you compare two things using the words "like" or "as"?
(a)
What is the literary device called when you give human qualities to non-human things? (a)
Which device is being used in the sentence: "The wind whispered through the trees"?
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Pun
What is the term for a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Juxtaposition
Diction
Which literary device is used in the phrase: "She is a shining star"?
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
What is the name of the device where the same sound or letter is repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence? (a)
Which device is used in the sentence: "Bang! The door slammed shut"?
Imagery
Onomatopoeia
Symbolism
Diction
What is the term for the choice of words and style of expression in writing?
Diction
Imagery
Metaphor
Pun
Which device is being used in the phrase: "Her smile was as bright as the sun"?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Symbolism
What is the literary device called when a word imitates the sound it represents?
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Repetition
Juxtaposition
Which device is used when the same word or phrase is used more than once for emphasis? (a)
What is the name of the device where two opposite ideas are placed close together to highlight their differences?
Juxtaposition
Imagery
Hyperbole
Pun
Which device is being used in the sentence: "The classroom was a zoo"?
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Symbolism
What is the literary device called when a word or object stands for something else, often a bigger idea?
Imagery
Symbolism
Diction
Enjambment
Which device is used in the phrase: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?
Alliteration
Repetition
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
What is the name of the device that creates a picture in your mind using descriptive language?
Imagery
Symbolism
Pun
Juxtaposition
Which device is being used in the joke: "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana"?
Pun
Hyperbole
Simile
Parallelism
What is the literary device called when similar grammatical structures are used in a sentence or phrase?
Parallelism
Enjambment
Diction
Repetition
Which device is used when a sentence or phrase continues from one line of poetry to the next without a pause?
Enjambment
Juxtaposition
Alliteration
Imagery
Fill in the blank: "The leaves danced in the wind." This is an example of _______.
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
Pun
Which literary device is used in the phrase: "The thunder roared in the night"?
Personification
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Fill in the blank: "Her laughter echoed through the halls." This is an example of _______.
Imagery
Symbolism
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Which device is used when two things are compared without using "like" or "as"? (a)
Which literary device is used in the phrase: "The stars winked at us from the night sky"?
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
What is the term for a comparison that uses "like" or "as" to highlight similarities?
Metaphor
Simile
Symbolism
Hyperbole
Which device is used in the sentence: "Boom! The fireworks exploded in the sky"? (a)
What is dramatic irony?
When what is said is different than what is meant
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
A pilot with a fear of heights
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
not ironic
In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move, but the audience is aware
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
not ironic
How does this photo show dramatic irony?
We know the girl is about to be eaten by a shark
The shark doesn't know it's about to run into a swimmer
All of These
The girl is afraid of sharks
Which is an example of alliteration?
Hickory, dickory, dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
Happy
Excited
Laughing
Lovely
Outrageous
Sally sells shells by the seashore.
You are a real Einstein.
An indirect or passing reference to another person or work in literature.
(Hint: "You are a real Einstein." "Thanks, Newton."
Alliteration
Allusion
Analogy
Conflict
Which is the best example of a euphemism?
My grandpa has more hair than you.
You're becoming a little thin on the top of your head.
You're bald.
What happened to all of your hair?
Which statement would be a hyperbole?
This backpack weighs a ton.
I just ran a mile in PE.
I have three heavy books in my bag.
The small, brown duck glided across the cloudy pond.
What is foreshadowing?
The beginning of a story which introduces the main character.
A warning or indication of a future event.
A scene in a story set in a time earlier than the main story.
A scene in a story that takes place in the shadows.
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Irony
Simile
Hyperbole
Imagery
What type of imagery is this? "The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold."
visual
olfactory
tactile
gustatory
This sentence appeals to which sense: After eating the curry, his breath reeked of garlic.
Read the following passage:
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
"I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards."
What does the IMAGERY used in this passage tell the reader about the captain?
He is in need of medical help
He is carrying treasure in his sea-chest
He has grown weak and tired with age
He has had a rough and adventurous life
