Literary Devices Quiz

What is the definition of allegory?

• A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.

• An anapest is a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable.

What is the definition of alliteration?

• A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.

• An anapest is a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable.

What is the definition of allusion?

• A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.

• An anapest is a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable.

What is the definition of anapestic meter?

• A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.

• An anapest is a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable.

What is the definition of antithesis?

• A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.

• An anapest is a metrical foot that features two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable.