Name_____________________
Period _____
Literary Devices Pre-Assessment 10th Grade
Directions: This is an informal assessment to determine your understanding us common Literary Devices.
Please select the best answer for each of the questions below – write your answers on the answer sheet
provided.
6. The choice of words one uses is called
1. "She was like a rainy Sunday," is an example
of a(n):
a.
analogy
b.
idiom
c.
metaphor
d.
simile
2. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers," is a(n) example of:
a.
personification
b.
simile
c.
alliteration
d.
onomatopoeia
3. A comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
is a(n):
a.
analogy
b.
simile
c.
metaphor
d.
idiom
4. "The bathroom sink drip-drips, drip-drips," is
a(n) example of:
a.
personification
b.
simile
c.
onomatopoeia
d.
alliteration
5. A poem that has 14 lines and is divided in to
3 quatrains and a couplet or an octave and a
sextet with a fixed rhyme scheme is called
____________
a.
free verse
b.
sonnet
c.
idiom
d.
limerick
a.
syntax
b.
irony
c.
emotional words
d.
diction
7. A songlike narrative poem, usually featuring
rhyme, rhythm, and refrain is a:
a.
limerick
b.
ballad
c.
free verse
d.
haiku
8. "He was as fast as winter break," is an
example of a(n):
a.
idiom
b.
metaphor
c.
simile
d.
analogy
9. "The baby was a spider as he crawled around
the room," is an example of a(n):
a.
simile
b.
analogy
c.
metaphor
d.
idiom
10. A comparison that uses "like" or "as" is a(n)
a.
simile
b.
idiom
c.
metaphor
d.
analogy
11. A haiku has _________ lines.
a.
6
b.
4
c.
5
d.
3
12. The haiku is originally from:
a.
China
b.
America
c.
Ireland
d.
Japan
13. "He has many mouths to feed" is an example
of _________
a.
personification
b.
irony
c.
repetition
d.
synechdoche
14. An expression where an inanimate object is
given human characteristics is called
_____________
18. A group of lines that form a division of a
poem is a(n):
a.
ballad
b.
line
c.
stanza
d.
couplet
19. Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for
effect and emphasis is:
a.
rhyme
b.
repetition
c.
rhythm
d.
assonance
20. "My skin is like a canvas tent," is a(n)
example of:
a.
analogy
a.
onomatopoeia
b.
metaphor
b.
simile
c.
personification
c.
alliteration
d.
simile
d.
personification
15. The recurring pattern of strong and weak
syllabic stresses is called:
a.
style
b.
rhyme
c.
rhythm
d.
scheme
16. A poem that has no rhyme or regular meter
is considered:
a.
a ballad
b.
a limerick
c.
a song
d.
free verse
17. The repetition of vowel sounds (mad hatter)
is a(n) example of:
a.
rhythm
b.
rhyme
c.
repetition
d.
assonance
21. Extra points – can you guess the Literary
Device used in this cartoon?
Ans.______________________________
Name_________________________________
Period_____
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28. _________________
28. Extra points if you can
identify the literary device
alluded to in the cartoon to the
left:___________________
“Yesiree! Finished it in five minutes flat!”