WorksheetsLiterary Devices Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the literary device called when a non-human entity or object is given human traits/characteristics?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Which literary device involves a comparison using "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Symbol
What is the term for a repeated syllable sound within a series of words?
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Juxtaposition
Allegory
Which device uses descriptive language to appeal to the senses and create a scene in our heads?
Imagery
Tone
Mood
Theme
What is the literary term for exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Allegory
Which device involves the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named?
(Ex: Sizzle, crackle, BOOM!, Zap!)
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Juxtaposition
Symbol
What is the underlying message or "big idea" of a story called?
Tone
Mood
Theme
Allegory
What is the term for the showing of contrast by placing concepts side by side?
Juxtaposition
Foreshadowing
Symbol
Personification
Which literary device gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story?
Allegory
Foreshadowing
Hyperbole
Imagery
What is the term for how an author talks about the subject or events in their story, reflecting their attitude?
Mood
Tone
Theme
Symbol
What is the term that describes what the reader feels from a scene?
Alliteration
Mood
Tone
Simile
Which literary device describes "a story within a story"?
Allegory
Symbol
Juxtaposition
Alliteration
In the sentence 'The old house groaned and whispered secrets in the wind,' which literary device is being used?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
His voice was as loud as thunder
Her voice was like music to his ears
The classroom was a zoo during lunch
She ran as fast as lightning
If an author writes 'The thunder crashed and boomed across the dark, stormy sky,' what literary device is used?
Foreshadowing
Imagery
Symbol
Theme
In a story where a character finds a broken mirror before experiencing bad luck, the mirror most likely represents which literary device?
Juxtaposition
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Symbol
If a story shows both the beauty of nature and the destruction of war side by side to highlight their differences, this technique is:
Hyperbole
Juxtaposition
Imagery
Theme
When a character says 'I've told you a million times to clean your room!' they are using:
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
"I am so hungry, I could eat a horse" is an example of which literary device?
onomatopoeia
symbolism
personification
hyperbole
Complete the sentence: A metaphor compares two unlike things...
without using "like" or "as"
in a short sentence
using "like" or "as"
only in suspenseful stories
