Literary Terms Development Worksheet
A Grade 8 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and applying literary terms through various question types.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to demonstrate your understanding of literary terms.
1. What literary device is used when inanimate objects or abstract ideas are given human qualities?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
2. The use of an object or idea to represent something else is known as:
Imagery
Symbolism
Allusion
Theme
3. A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is a .
4. The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader is called the .
5. The main message or central idea of a literary work is its .
Match each literary term on the left with its correct definition on the right.
6. Simile
a. An exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
7. Alliteration
b. Comparison using 'like' or 'as'.
8. Hyperbole
c. Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
9. Read the following sentence: "The wind whispered secrets through the trees." Identify the literary device used and explain its effect on the reader.
10. Explain the difference between 'mood' and 'tone' in literature. Provide an example for each.