Literary Devices Quiz

What is a simile?

• A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is spoken of as if it were another.

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

• A comparison of two different things or ideas using the words like or as.

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in spoken or written language.

What does onomatopoeia refer to?

• Descriptive or figurative language used to describe a sensory experience.

• Words whose sound suggest their meaning; words that imitate a sound.

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

• Exaggeration used to suggest strong emotion or to create a comic effect.

Which poetic device is used in the example "The mockingbird symbolizes innocence"?

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Symbol

• Personification

What is the purpose of hyperbole in poetry?

• To compare two different things or ideas using the words like or as.

• To suggest strong emotion or to create a comic effect.

• To give human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

• To describe a sensory experience using descriptive or figurative language.

Which poetic device involves the use of repetition?

• Using any element of language more than once.

• A comparison of two different things or ideas using the words like or as.

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in spoken or written language.

• Descriptive or figurative language used to describe a sensory experience.

What is personification?

• A comparison of two different things or ideas using the words like or as.

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

• Words whose sound suggest their meaning; words that imitate a sound.

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in spoken or written language.

What is the definition of rhythm in poetry?

• A comparison of two different things or ideas using the words like or as.

• Words whose sound suggest their meaning; words that imitate a sound.

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in spoken or written language.

• A figure of speech that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

What is an extended metaphor?

• A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.

• A direct comparison between two things using "like" or "as."

• A brief reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event.

• The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are in close proximity.

an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text

• alliteration

• connotation

• allusion

• denotation

The repetition of the beginning consonant sound in words that are close together.

• alliteration

• allusion

• assonance

• rhyme scheme