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Literary Devices
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This Quiz provides a mixture of language skills focused primarily on literary devices.
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1
The lake was a plate of diamonds sparkling in the sun. This is an example of:
metaphor
idiom
repetition
simile
2
Which sentence below contains a metaphor?
The hoops were covered with multi-colored ribbon.
Although she was tiny, Mariah ran like the wind.
The wagon was filled with bright orange pumpkins.
The clouds were cotton in the blue sky.
3
Who let the cat out of the bag? This is an example of:
personification
simile
alliteration
idiom
4
Which sentence below contains personification?
The pink, polka-dotted panther was her favorite stuffed toy.
Studying for the test was a lost cause.
Her face was as hot as an oven.
The trees whispered in the wind.
5
Which sentence contains a simile?
He was a bundle of nerves.
He was fishing for a compliment.
His face was as red as a beet.
He blew his top.
6
Which sentence uses onomatopoeia?
The panting's colors blended together beautifully.
The steak sizzled on the grill.
The rabbit's soft fur was warm to the touch.
The sunlight was too bright for my eyes.
7
On July 4th, the air is filled with bangs and booms of fireworks. The sentence above contains:
onomatopoeia
metaphor
simile
rhyme
8
What is personification?
giving inanimate objects human characteristics
a comparison using the words like or as
an exaggeration
a comparison of two things
9
The clock ticked slowly as Jeremy waited for his mom's return. This is an example of:
metaphor
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
10
This picture contains a(n):
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
personification
11
Leslie heard a
thump
as the chair fell against the wall. What is
thump
an example of?
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
alliteration
12
Which sentence below contains a metaphor?
The airport is a congested beehive.
Life is like a race.
Step on the gas pedal!
Hitch your wagon to a star.
13
The image represents:
simile
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
14
The image represents:
simile
alliteration
stanzas
metaphors
15
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
I saw the dappled sunlight through the leaves.
I enjoyed the sweet, sun-ripened fruit.
The fog was a heavy, wet blanket smothering the city.
I felt such excitement as the wind whooshed past my ears.
16
The video attached shows examples of:
alliteration
onomatopoeia
similes
metaphors
17
I was so scared, I nearly died! This is an example of:
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
personification
18
Looking closer, she saw caterpillars as thin as human hair. This is an example of:
hyperbole
idiom
simile
metaphor
19
Which sentence below contains an idiom?
My mother is as sweet as pie.
Her friendship was very special to me.
She spilled the beans.
The fire roared across the plains.
20
This image represents a(n):
metaphor
simile
alliteration
idiom
