Literary Devices Quiz Review

What is the definition of a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• A figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky

• The wind whispered through the trees

• The clock went "tick-tock" in the silence of the night

• The sun smiled at us from behind the clouds

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What does the literary device of personification involve?

• Describing one thing as if it were something else

• Giving human qualities to animals or objects

• The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning

• Repetition of the same vowel sounds in nearby words

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which term refers to a recurring group of two or more lines in a poem?

• Imagery

• Rhyme

• Stanza

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does the term "irony" mean in literature?

• A figure of speech where contradictory terms appear in conjunction

• A comparison without using "like" or "as"

• The emotional atmosphere of a piece of writing

• The use of imaginary, sensory details in writing

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is symbolism in literature?

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which literary device is exemplified in the phrase "busy as a bee"?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the term for the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words?

• Consonance

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When the author's use of words appeals to the senses, what are they creating?

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Tone

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which term refers to the overall feeling or atmosphere in a literary work?

• Symbolism

• Mood

• Tone

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B