Worksheets Name

Figurative Language & Musical Devices

Class
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
Date
Instructor name: Baraa H

1. Groups of lines in a poem are called

a) paragraphs b) stanzas

c) parts d) sections

2. A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like"

a) hyperbole b) metaphor

c) alliteration d) simile

3. Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal

a) hyperbole b) personification

c) onomatopoeia d) sensory detail

4. Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.

a) simile b) alliteration

c) rhyme d) assonance

5. The authors attitude toward the subject of the text.

a) tone b) metaphor

c) theme d) simile

6. What is the following statement an example of?

I'm a riddle in nine syllables

a) Metaphor b) Simile

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 7. What is the following statement an example of?
The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.

a) Simile b) Metaphor

8. What is the following statement an example of?

Hope is the thing with feathers

a) SImile b) Metaphor

9.

These emphasize sound and give poetry its musical quality:

a) Sound devices b) Figurative language

10.

Words that end in the same sound (ex: hat and cat)

a) Rhyme b) Alliteration

c) Repetition

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Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words that are close together (ex: while I nodded, nearly
napping)

a) Onomatopoeia b) Repetition

c) Alliteration

12.

A word that sounds like what it means (ex: boom)

a) Onomatopoeia b) Rhyme

c) Alliteration

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When the test began, the guys grimaced and groaned.

a) Onomatopoeia b) Alliteration

c) Rhyme

14.

The steaks sizzled on the grill.

a) Rhyme b) Onomatopoeia

c) Repetition

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Using expressions with a different meaning than the literal interpretation

a) Sound devices b) Figurative language

16.

Comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

a) Simile b) Metaphor

c) Personification

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The car complained when Amy sped up to 65 miles per hour on the highway.

a) Personification b) Metaphor

c) Simile

18.

The classroom was a zoo.

a) Simile b) Metaphor

19.

Mr. Hinkley's explanation was as clear as mud.

a) Simile b) Metaphor

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 20. I want to dance, dance, dance, dance!

a) Alliteration b) Rhyme

c) Onomatopoeia d) Repetition

21. Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

a) I sat by the river. I lived by the sea. I died by the b) Dogs dodge digging dandelions
lake.

c) Pants are like legs d) My hair is a vast forest.

22. Which of the following is an example of personification?

a) I am going through a lot of emotions right now. b) I think that time flies when I am having fun.

c) The old oak tree in the backyard whispered its

ancient tales.

23. Assonance

a) The repetition of consonant sounds at the ends b) The repetition of consonant sounds at the
of words beginning of words or syllables

c) The sound of the word echoes the original sound d) The repetition of vowel sounds within words

24. Wilfren Owen's line “Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge” provides multiple
examples of which technique?

a) Rhyme b) Consonance

c) Simile d) Assonance

25. Dickinson’s line, “I heard a Fly buzz – when I died” makes use of which poetic technique?

a) Onomatopoeia b) Meter

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