Literary Devices Quiz

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

An abbreviation formed by the first letter of each word.

• acronym

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Making comparisons between two things using the words like or as.

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

• figurative language

• literal language

• English

• Spanish

Giving human traits to something that is not human like.

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

A comparison between two things without using like or as.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Words that are imitated by the sound.

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Repetition of the same letter in a sentence.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Which literary device is being used in the example "Splish, splash, splosh, went the boots into the water."?

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• a. "You are the clown of this classroom," said the teacher.

• b. You are a clown in the circus!

• c. The clown is acting funny.

• d. You look like a clown.