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Test Description: Review literary device terms and exampkes
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The wind was blowing so hard, the sun was scared to come out.
A
personification
B
metaphor
C
allusion
D
simile
2) The teacher is like an angry lion when she is mad.
A
hyperbole
B
metaphor
C
simile
D
tone
3) The boy believed blue birds bite.
A
allusion
B
personification
C
alliteration
D
onomatopoeia
4) The men were jumping like a pack of frantic kangaroos.
A
simile
B
tone
C
hyperbole
D
symbolism
5) He hammered so hard, the earth began to shake.
A
personification
B
hyperbole
C
allusion
D
tone
6) Cra-aack! The lightning streaked across the sky.
A
alliteration
B
symbolism
C
onomatopoeia
D
similie
7) The grass is an ocean of flowers.
A
personification
B
metaphor
C
tone
D
idiom
8) There are a zillion stars in the sky tonight.
A
tone
B
hyperbole
C
metaphor
D
idiom
9) It is really raining cats and dogs outside.
A
onomatopoeia
B
simile
C
symbolize
D
idiom
10) The pirates put up a white flag to signal their surrender.
A
symbolize
B
allusion
C
tone
D
hyperbole
11) The little girl jumped up and down with excitement. She was clearly very happy to be going to the carnival.
A
personification
B
simile
C
idiom
D
tone
12) Symbolism is when something in the text _______________________ something else.
A
mimics
B
makes
C
represents
D
follows
13) A figure of speech that compares two seemingly unlike things.
A
allusion
B
metaphor
C
idiom
D
onomatopoeia
14) A figure of speech that compares two seemingly unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.
A
symbolism
B
hyperbole
C
alliteration
D
simile
15) A figure of speech that gives human like qualities or attributes to something nonhuman (like an animal or an object).
A
simile
B
metaphor
C
personification
D
allusion
16) A figure of speech that uses over exaggeration to make a point, express emotion, or evoke humor.
A
allusion
B
hyperbole
C
tone
D
metaphor
17) A reference to a well-known character, place, situation in history, or another literary work.
A
allusion
B
alliteration
C
simile
D
personification
18) The repetition of constant sounds, generally in the beginning of words.
A
symbolism
B
hyperbole
C
alliteration
D
tone
19) The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggestions that sound it describes
A
idiom
B
metaphor
C
allusion
D
onomatopoeia
20) The author's attitude towards the writing.
A
tone
B
idiom
C
metaphor
D
symbolism
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