Literary Terms Development Worksheet
A Grade 7 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and applying key literary terms such as metaphor, simile, personification, and hyperbole.
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Literary Terms Development
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to demonstrate your understanding of literary terms.
1. Which literary device involves comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
2. "The wind whispered secrets through the trees." This is an example of:
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
3. A direct comparison between two unlike things, stating that one thing IS another, is a .
4. The exaggeration of a statement for emphasis or effect is called .
5. Read the following sentence: "Her smile was the sun, brightening everyone's day." Identify the literary device used and explain its effect on the meaning of the sentence.
6. A simile is a comparison that does NOT use 'like' or 'as'.
True
False
7. Personification gives human qualities to inanimate objects or animals.
True
False
Match each literary term to its correct definition.
8. Alliteration
a. An extreme exaggeration
9. Onomatopoeia
b. Repetition of initial consonant sounds
10. Hyperbole
c. Words that imitate the sound they represent
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