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Literary Devices – Simile, Metaphor, Personification

Grade 7 Β· Week 40 Β· 25 questions

Figures of speech and literary devices make language more expressive and memorable. Recognising these devices deepens your understanding of literature and strengthens your own writing.

What you'll practise

  • Identify similes, metaphors, and personification
  • Recognise alliteration, onomatopoeia, and hyperbole
  • Understand the effect of literary devices
  • Use figures of speech in your own writing
All 25 questions in this Literary Devices – Simile, Metaphor, Personification quiz

Grade 7 English β€” Literary Devices – Simile, Metaphor, Personification: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

  1. "She sells sea shells" is an example of:
  2. "Bang" is:
  3. "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is:
  4. "Peter Piper picked a peck" is:
  5. "Crash" is:
  6. "He ran faster than the wind" is:
  7. "Creepy crawly caterpillar" is:
  8. "Pop" is:
  9. "Her smile was a mile wide" is:
  10. "Sally sang sweet songs" is:
  11. "The thunder roared" is:
  12. "He’s older than the hills" is:
  13. "Ding dong" is:
  14. "Larry’s lizard likes leaping" is:
  15. "The wind whooshed" is:
  16. "He cried a river of tears" is:
  17. "Baa baa black sheep" is:
  18. "Click" is:
  19. "She jumped out of her skin" is:
  20. "Bobby bought blue balloons" is:
  21. "The kettle hissed" is:
  22. "He’s as tall as a skyscraper" is:
  23. "The bees buzzed" is:
  24. "Tiny Tim took two turtles" is:
  25. "A million times a day" is:
Question 1 of 250 correct so far

"She sells sea shells" is an example of: