Literary Devices Quiz

What is the definition of the term 'rhyme'?

• Repetition of similar sounds at the end of words

• Repetition of similar sounds in the middle of words

• Repetition of similar meanings in words

• Repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words

Which of the following is an example of alliteration? a) The cat kept crying. b) The sun is shining. c) The wind howled through the night.

• a

• b

• c

What is the meaning of the term 'prose'?

• A type of poetry that rhymes.

• Written or spoken language without poetic devices.

• A form of communication that uses visual symbols (pictures) instead of words.

Which literary device is used in the following sentence? 'The stars danced in the night sky.'

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

What is a stanza?

• A stanza is a type of dance move.

• A stanza is a type of musical instrument.

• A stanza is a group of lines in a poem.

Which of the following is an example of a symbol? a) A red rose b) A bicycle c) A book

• a

• c

• b

What is the definition of 'hyperbole'?

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

• Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

• A type of mathematical equation.

Which literary device is used in the following sentence? 'Her smile is as bright as the sun.'

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

What is the meaning of the term 'repetition'?

• The act of doing or saying something again or repeatedly.

• The act of doing or saying something randomly

• The act of doing or saying something in a different way

• The act of doing or saying something once

Which literary device is used in the following sentence? 'The story jumped off the page'

• c) Personification

• d) Hyperbole

• b) Metaphor

• a) Simile