Question

literary devices practice worksheet
name: delvon lucas date: 12/26
directions:
read each item carefully. complete all parts. use complete sentences when explaining your thinking.

part 1 — identify the device
for each sentence, circle the literary device being used and explain how you know.
devices to choose from:
allegory • allusion • ambiguity • analogy • apostrophe • cliche • connotation • contrast •
denotation • euphemism • hyperbole • irony • metaphor • metonymy • oxymoron

1.
\the classroom was a zoo during the last five minutes of class.\
device:
how do you know?

2.
\after the argument, the room was filled with a deafening silence.\
device:
how do you know?

3.

Explanation:

Answer:

1. Device: Metaphor

How do you know? It directly compares the chaotic classroom to a zoo without using "like" or "as", equating the two to emphasize the disorder.

1. Device: Oxymoron

How do you know? It combines the contradictory words "deafening" and "silence", which are opposites, to create a striking descriptive effect.