Literary Devices in Short Stories Quiz

What literary device is used when the author describes a character by comparing them to an animal or object?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

In a short story, what literary device is used when the author hints at what is to come later in the story?

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Irony

• Metaphor

What literary device is used when the author gives human characteristics to non-human things?

• humanization

• objectification

• animalization

• personification

What literary device is used when the author uses words that appeal to the five senses?

• imagery

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

In a short story, what literary device is used when the author uses words that sound like what they mean?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

What literary device is used when the author repeats the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words in close proximity?

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

What literary device is used when the author uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

• metaphor

• irony

• simile

• hyperbole

In a short story, what literary device is used when the author uses a word or phrase to mean the opposite of its literal or normal meaning?

• irony

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

What literary device is used when the author creates a discrepancy between what is said and what is meant?

• simile

• hyperbole

• irony

• metaphor

In a short story, what literary device is used when the author uses a word or phrase to mean the opposite of its literal or normal meaning?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• irony