Comparing And Contrasting A Literary Device Quiz

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  • 1. 
    "Buzzz" went the bee past Thomas's face. This is an example of what literary device? Choose one.
    • A. 

      Metaphor

    • B. 

      Onomatopoeia

    • C. 

      Alliteration

  • 2. 
    "Darkness has a way of falling down on you around here," Thomas's father told him. This is an example of what literary device? 
    • A. 

      Personification

    • B. 

      Alliteration

    • C. 

      Hyperbole

  • 3. 
    ____________________ is when the author gives a hint about events to come later in the story. Fill in the blank with the best answer.
  • 4. 
    ...with the night coming like liquid behind him. This is an example of what literary device? 
    • A. 

      Metaphor

    • B. 

      Alliteration

    • C. 

      Simile

  • 5. 
    He could hear the wind whistling by his ears. This is an example of what literary device? 
    • A. 

      Alliteration

    • B. 

      Hyperbole

    • C. 

      Personification

  • 6. 
    A man swung down from a mile-high spruce. This is an example of what literary device? 
    • A. 

      Personification

    • B. 

      Hyperbole

    • C. 

      Onomatopoeia

  • 7. 
    True or false: An onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 8. 
    Their wings were blue and silver sails. This is an example of what literary device?
    • A. 

      Personification

    • B. 

      Metaphor

    • C. 

      Simile

  • 9. 
    The hair hanging mosslike from its jowls bristled and tumbled gold and orange. This is an example of what literary device?
    • A. 

      Imagery

    • B. 

      Foreshadowing

    • C. 

      Metaphor

  • 10. 
    "Ahhhh" something said behind him. This is an example of what literary device?
    • A. 

      Imagery

    • B. 

      Onomatopoeia

    • C. 

      Alliteration

  • 11. 
    A metaphor _____________ two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
  • 12. 
      I think of you a million times a day. This is an example of what literary device?
    • A. 

      Personification

    • B. 

      Hyperbole

    • C. 

      Alliteration

  • 13. 
    "BOOM!" went the dynamite as it blew through the trees and mountainside. This is an example of what literary device?
    • A. 

      Onomatopoeia

    • B. 

      Alliteration

    • C. 

      Simile

  • 14. 
    True or False: Alliteration is the repetition of words in a sentence.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

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