Literary Devices Quiz

Which literary device is being used in the following sentence: 'Her eyes were as bright as the stars'?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

Which literary device is being used in the following sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

Which literary device is being used in the following sentence: 'I've told you a million times'?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

Which literary device is being used in the following sentence: 'The fire station burned down'?

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

• irony

Which literary device is being used in the following sentence: 'He drowned in a sea of grief'?

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

Identify the literary device in the following sentence: 'The moon is a silver boat sailing through the night sky.'

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

Identify the literary device in the following sentence: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Identify the literary device in the following sentence: 'The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.'

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Identify the literary device in the following sentence: 'I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.'

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Identify the literary device in the following sentence: 'The comedian was as funny as a funeral.'

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile