This easy-level worksheet has students fix sentence errors, fill in blanks, and write short answers to practice literary devices skills.
It includes 9 questions across 3 sections for focused practice.
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Literary Devices
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
"I could eat a horse" is an example of a simile because it compares the speaker to a horse.
Rewrite: "I could eat a horse" is an example of hyperbole because it uses extreme exaggeration.
2. Fix the sentence:
Symbolism is when words imitate real sounds like bang or whoosh.
Rewrite: Onomatopoeia is when words imitate real sounds like bang or whoosh.
3. Fix the sentence:
"The velvety chocolate melted on her tongue" uses alliteration to describe a taste experience.
Rewrite: "The velvety chocolate melted on her tongue" uses imagery to describe a taste experience.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. "This suitcase weighs a million pounds" is an example of hyperbole because nobody's suitcase truly weighs that much.
2. "The icy lemonade tingled against her dry lips" uses imagery that appeals to the sense of taste.
3. In literature, a broken mirror often symbolizes bad luck or a broken identity.
4. "My teacher has eyes in the back of her head" is figurative language because it is not meant to be taken literally.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. Read: "The smooth, cool marble felt heavy in his palm." Which literary device is used? Name the sense or senses it appeals to.
This sentence uses imagery. It appeals to the sense of touch because it describes how the marble feels: smooth, cool, and heavy.
2. Explain the difference between hyperbole and a metaphor using an example of each.
Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration, like "I am so hungry I could eat a whole elephant." A metaphor compares two unlike things without using like or as, such as "Life is a roller coaster."
Literary Devices
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
"I could eat a horse" is an example of a simile because it compares the speaker to a horse.
Rewrite: "I could eat a horse" is an example of hyperbole because it uses extreme exaggeration.
2) Fix the sentence:
Symbolism is when words imitate real sounds like bang or whoosh.
Rewrite: Onomatopoeia is when words imitate real sounds like bang or whoosh.
3) Fix the sentence:
"The velvety chocolate melted on her tongue" uses alliteration to describe a taste experience.
Rewrite: "The velvety chocolate melted on her tongue" uses imagery to describe a taste experience.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) "This suitcase weighs a million pounds" is an example of hyperbole because nobody's suitcase truly weighs that much.
2) "The icy lemonade tingled against her dry lips" uses imagery that appeals to the sense of taste.
3) In literature, a broken mirror often symbolizes bad luck or a broken identity.
4) "My teacher has eyes in the back of her head" is figurative language because it is not meant to be taken literally.
★ Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1) Read: "The smooth, cool marble felt heavy in his palm." Which literary device is used? Name the sense or senses it appeals to.
This sentence uses imagery. It appeals to the sense of touch because it describes how the marble feels: smooth, cool, and heavy.
2) Explain the difference between hyperbole and a metaphor using an example of each.
Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration, like "I am so hungry I could eat a whole elephant." A metaphor compares two unlike things without using like or as, such as "Life is a roller coaster."
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