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WorksheetsLiterary Devices Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 8mins
Define the literary device called a simile.
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"
Giving human traits to non-human things
An exaggerated statement
Identify the simile in the following sentence: "The baby's skin was as smooth as silk."
The baby's skin
Was as smooth as silk
The baby's skin was
As smooth as
Define the literary device called a metaphor.
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"
Giving human traits to non-human things
An exaggerated statement
Is the following sentence an example of a simile or a metaphor? "The classroom was a zoo today."
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor.
A simile uses "like" or "as," while a metaphor does not
A metaphor uses "like" or "as," while a simile does not
Both use "like" or "as"
Neither uses "like" or "as"
Define the literary device called personification.
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"
Giving human traits to non-human things
An exaggerated statement
Identify the example of personification in the following sentence: "The wind whispered secrets through the trees."
The wind
Whispered secrets
Through the trees
Secrets
Rewrite the following simile as a metaphor: "The runner was as fast as a cheetah."
The runner is a cheetah.
The runner was like a cheetah.
The runner ran with cheetahs.
The runner was faster than a cheetah.
Read the following sentence: "The old house groaned under the weight of the snow." Identify the literary device used.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
In the sentence, "Her smile was a ray of sunshine," what two things are being compared?
Smile and sunshine
Smile and ray
Her and sunshine
Ray and her
Read the following short passage: "The river snaked through the valley, its surface like a mirror reflecting the sky. The trees stood tall, their branches reaching out like welcoming arms." Identify one example of a simile and one example of personification in this passage.
Simile: "The river snaked"; Personification: "like a mirror"
Simile: "like a mirror"; Personification: "reaching out like welcoming arms"
Simile: "like a mirror"; Personification: "The river snaked"
Simile: "reaching out like welcoming arms"; Personification: "The trees stood tall"
Explain the effect of using a metaphor in the sentence, "The internet is an information superhighway." What does this comparison help the reader understand?
The internet is fast and efficient.
The internet is a physical road.
The internet is slow and outdated.
The internet is a place for cars.
Which sentence contains a metaphor?
The clouds were cotton balls in the sky.
The clouds were as white as snow.
The clouds moved like ships.
The clouds floated above the trees.
What literary device is used in the sentence: "The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up"?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Choose the best example of a simile from the options below.
The thunder grumbled angrily.
The mountain was a giant watching over the valley.
Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.
The stars danced playfully in the night sky.
Which of the following sentences contains an example of personification?
The leaves were green.
The tree was tall.
The wind was strong.
The leaves danced in the wind.
What literary device is used in the sentence: "Her voice was music to his ears"?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Identify the simile in the following sentence: "He was as brave as a lion in the face of danger."
He was brave
As brave as a lion
In the face of danger
He was a lion
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
The night was silent.
The stars twinkled brightly.
Her laughter was like a melody.
The moon was a silver coin in the sky.
Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: "Time is a thief that steals our moments."
Time is a thief
Our moments
That steals
Steals our moments
