Name:______________________________________
PARTS OF SPEECH
LITERARY ELEMENTS
EXAM
I. Parts of Speech
A. Fill in the blank
Adjective
Interjection
Adverb
Conjunction
Noun
Preposition
Verb
Pronoun
____________________1. A word that connects words, phrases, and sentences
____________________2. A word that describes a noun (or pronoun)
____________________3. A word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
____________________4. A word that replaces a noun
____________________5. A word that shows emotion
____________________6. A word that shows relationship
____________________7. A word that is a person, place, thing, or idea
____________________8. A word that shows action or state of being
B. Label the underlined word as either N, Pro, Adj, Adv, V, Int, Conj, Prep
9. – 21. Wow! The really small cat jumped on the table, and he ate the large, pepperoni pizza.
22. – 25. I am not even mad; it is amazing!
26. – 32. We all liked the funny movie, but the movie theater was very loud.
33. – 41. The small, brown puppy rolled under the table and bumped his head.
42 – 50. The young, beautiful teacher taught her smart students in the school.
II. Literary Elements
A. Fill in the blank
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
Allusion
Figurative
Literal
Climax
Setting
Characters
Genre
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Symbolism
Idiom
Pun
______________________51. Comparing two unlike things using like or as (The boy ran like a cheetah)
______________________52. Giving human qualities to animals or objects (My car drank the gas)
______________________53. Language that is interpreted at its most common or basic sense (Ms. Kristin had to
repeat the instructions to the class 3 times)
______________________54. Language that is interpreted in a more creative way (Ms. Kristin had to repeat the
instructions to the class about a million times!)
______________________55. The place and time a story/movie takes place
______________________56. The point in the story when it reaches its emotional/exciting peak
______________________57. An obvious exaggeration or overstatement to emphasize a point (When I was stuck
in traffic, I felt like I was in the car for 40 hours)
______________________58. The use of one thing to represent another (a picture of a heart would represent
love)
______________________59. A funny play on words (After the man stole the soap from the store, he made a
clean get away.
______________________60. The people or animals in a story; who the story is about (In The House on Mango
Street, Esperanza is a character)
______________________61. The repetition of the same consonant (tongue twisters are good examples: Peter
Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers)
______________________62. The category (for example, romance, comedy, action, horror, etc) of books/movies
______________________63. An expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words (He
had cold feet before his wedding; after winning the race, she was on cloud noun)
______________________64. Comparing two unlike things, NOT using like or as (You are an angel!)
______________________65. A casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event (I have so many
animals, just call me Old McDonald; You tell so many lies that I’m surprised your name is not Pinocchio!)
______________________66. A word that imitates the sound it represents (buzz, pop, smash, bang…)
B. Create a complete sentence using your own example of the following:
Example: Onomatopoeia The alarm buzzed in my ear for an hour before I got out of bed.
67. Metaphor ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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67. Simile_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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67. Personification _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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67. Allusion ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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67. Hyperbole________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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67. Alliteration ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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67. Metaphor ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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67. Simile____ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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67. Symbolism_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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