POETRY: LITERARY DEVICES

1. SPOT TEST
Poetry: Literary Devices
KAPAYAPAAN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Kapayapaan Ville, Canlubang, Calamba City
JAMES ALEXANDER M. DEZA
English Teacher

2. Directions:
1. Read, analyze and identify the following
statements.
2. Write the letter of the co
rrect answer on a ¼ sheet of paper.

3. Learning Competency
EN7LIT-I-2 Analyze the maxims, universal truths, and
philosophies presented in the literary text as a means
of valuing other people and their various
circumstances in life.
Sub – Competency: Identify and explain common
literary devices used in poetry.

4. 1. A device that gives human
attributes to animals and objects
A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Hyperbole
D. Imagery

5. 2. A mental picture described using
sight, smell, taste, hearing, or touch.
A. Background
B. Diction
C. Setting
D. Imagery

6. 3. What is the following an example
of: "How would you like to win
this fantastically funky phone?"
A. Hyperbole
B. Imagery
C. Alliteration
D. Onomatopeia

7. 4. The purpose of ________ & ____________
is use comparison statements to emphasize
the writer's point.
A. Simile and Imagery
B. Metaphor and Hyperbole
C. Hyperbole and Simile
D. Metaphor and Simile

8. 5. "If I do not eat my daily papaya, I will
surely die" is an example of what type of
literary device?
A. Hyperbole
B. Imagery
C. Alliteration
D. Personification

9. ANSWERS
1. B. PERSONIFICATION
2. D. IMAGERY
3. C. ALLITERATION
4. D. METAPHOR AND SIMILE
5. A. HYPERBOLE