This challenging worksheet has students answer multiple-choice questions, and fill in blanks to practice literary devices skills.
It includes 9 questions across 2 sections for focused practice.
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Literary Devices
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Read: "The silver moonlight spilled across the lake like liquid mercury, and the crickets sang a lullaby to the sleeping hills." Which THREE devices are used?
A) Hyperbole, alliteration, and onomatopoeia
B) Simile, imagery, and personification
C) Metaphor, symbolism, and hyperbole
D) Alliteration, onomatopoeia, and simile
2. In a novel, the main character plants a tiny seed at the beginning and tends it throughout the story. By the end, it has grown into a tall tree. What does the growing tree most likely symbolize?
A) The character enjoys gardening as a hobby
B) The character's personal growth and development over time
C) Trees are important for the environment
D) The story takes place over one growing season
3. Read: "The sour tang of vinegar hit his nose before he even opened the jar. The sharp smell stung his eyes and made them water." What effect does the imagery create?
A) It teaches the reader how vinegar is made
B) It makes the reader feel they can almost smell and feel the vinegar too
C) It shows the character does not like cooking
D) It proves that vinegar is dangerous to use
4. Read: "Tiny Tim trembled, his teeth chattering like castanets in the freezing wind." Which devices does the author use, and why?
A) Alliteration and simile, to create rhythm and help the reader picture Tim's shivering
B) Hyperbole and metaphor, to exaggerate how cold Tim feels
C) Symbolism and imagery, to represent Tim's fear of winter
D) Personification and onomatopoeia, to give the wind human traits
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. "The sweet fragrance of jasmine floated through the open window" uses imagery that appeals to the sense of smell.
2. In a story about overcoming challenges, a character crossing a bridge can symbolize a transition from one stage of life to another.
3. When authors layer multiple literary devices in a single passage, they create writing that is more vivid and engaging for the reader.
4. "The rough sandpaper scratched against the smooth wood" contains imagery that appeals to the senses of touch and hearing.
5. A clock ticking loudly in a story about running out of time is an example of symbolism because the clock stands for urgency.
Literary Devices
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Read: "The silver moonlight spilled across the lake like liquid mercury, and the crickets sang a lullaby to the sleeping hills." Which THREE devices are used?
A) Hyperbole, alliteration, and onomatopoeia
B) Simile, imagery, and personification
C) Metaphor, symbolism, and hyperbole
D) Alliteration, onomatopoeia, and simile
2. In a novel, the main character plants a tiny seed at the beginning and tends it throughout the story. By the end, it has grown into a tall tree. What does the growing tree most likely symbolize?
A) The character enjoys gardening as a hobby
B) The character's personal growth and development over time
C) Trees are important for the environment
D) The story takes place over one growing season
3. Read: "The sour tang of vinegar hit his nose before he even opened the jar. The sharp smell stung his eyes and made them water." What effect does the imagery create?
A) It teaches the reader how vinegar is made
B) It makes the reader feel they can almost smell and feel the vinegar too
C) It shows the character does not like cooking
D) It proves that vinegar is dangerous to use
4. Read: "Tiny Tim trembled, his teeth chattering like castanets in the freezing wind." Which devices does the author use, and why?
A) Alliteration and simile, to create rhythm and help the reader picture Tim's shivering
B) Hyperbole and metaphor, to exaggerate how cold Tim feels
C) Symbolism and imagery, to represent Tim's fear of winter
D) Personification and onomatopoeia, to give the wind human traits
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) "The sweet fragrance of jasmine floated through the open window" uses imagery that appeals to the sense of smell.
2) In a story about overcoming challenges, a character crossing a bridge can symbolize a transition from one stage of life to another.
3) When authors layer multiple literary devices in a single passage, they create writing that is more vivid and engaging for the reader.
4) "The rough sandpaper scratched against the smooth wood" contains imagery that appeals to the senses of touch and hearing.
5) A clock ticking loudly in a story about running out of time is an example of symbolism because the clock stands for urgency.
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