Literary Devices Quiz

What literary term refers to the use of exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

Which term describes a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction? Example, Pretty Ugly or love Hate

• Simile

• Irony

• Oxymoron

• Allusion

What is the term for the author's choice and use of words in writing?

• Imagery

• Diction

• Theme

• Mood

What is the term for a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification?

• Analogy

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

What is the term for the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.?

• Theme

• Tone

• Mood

• Imagery

Which type of irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Oxymoron

What is the term for the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle)?

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Which literary device is used to give human traits to animals, objects, or ideas?

• Metonymy

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

Which figure of speech involves an explicit comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

What is the correct definition of a metaphor?

• A figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things

• A figure of speech that uses like or as to compare two unrelated things

• A figure of speech that replaces one word with another to create emphasis

• A figure of speech that repeats a consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words