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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