Literary Device Quiz

Which literary device compares two things using “like” or “as”?

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which literary device makes a comparison by calling a person or object by the name of a different object?

• inference

• dramatic irony

• symbolism

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which literary device uses a repeated sound?

• alliteration

• allusion

• repetition

• verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which literary device uses the same word or phrase multiple times?

• Situational Irony

• Metaphor

• Repetition

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which type of irony happens when a reader knows something a character does not?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

• cow

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which type of irony happens when a character says words that he does not mean?

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What type of irony happens when an expected outcome is reversed?

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which literary device uses words, people, landmarks, or ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which literary device is a passage or sentence that changes the reader’s opinion about the character, usually by revealing the character’s goals, values, or feelings?

• Inference

• Characterization

• Dramatic Irony

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary device uses a passage or relationship to say something deeper than what is being said, usually about human nature or spirituality?

• Characterization

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Inference

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4