Literary Devices Quiz

Which literary device is being used in the following sentence: 'Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.'?

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

Which literary device is being used in the following sentence: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'?

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

Which literary device is being used in the following sentence: 'I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!'?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Which literary device is being used in the following sentence: 'Her smile is a ray of sunshine'?

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Identify the literary device in the sentence: 'The moon danced playfully in the night sky.'

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Which literary device is being used in the following sentence: 'His voice was music to her ears.'?

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Which literary device is being used in the following sentence: 'The thunder roared angrily.'?

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Identify the literary device in the sentence: 'The stars twinkled like diamonds in the sky.'

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification