Literary Devices Quiz

What is a simile?

• A comparison using 'and' or 'but'

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A comparison using 'not' or 'never'

• A comparison using 'if' or 'then'

Which literary device describes an object or action by referring to something else?

• Paradox

• Irony

• Personification

• Metaphor

What is personification?

• Creating a paradoxical situation

• Describing an epic theme

• Attributing human qualities to non-human entities

• Presenting a dramatic monologue

What is irony?

• A discrepancy between expectation and reality

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Attributing human qualities to non-human entities

• Describing an epic theme

What literary device involves a discrepancy between expectation and reality?

• Irony

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

What literary device is used to give human qualities to non-human entities?

• Personification

• Paradox

• Metaphor

• Irony

Which literary device compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'?

• Paradox

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Simile

What is a metaphor?

• Describes an object or action by referring to something else

• A discrepancy between expectation and reality

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Attributing human qualities to non-human entities

What literary device suggests a resemblance or identity between two things?

• Simile

• Personification

• Irony

• Metaphor

Which literary device involves attributing human qualities to non-human entities?

• Personification

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Paradox