Literary Devices Quiz

What literary device involves the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of multiple words in a sentence or phrase?

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Which literary device uses mild or indirect words to replace ones that are considered too harsh or offensive?

• Hyperbole

• Irony

• Antithesis

• Euphemism

What literary device involves the use of clues or hints to suggest what will happen later in the story?

• Onomatopoeia

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Oxymoron

Which literary device involves using exaggerated statements to emphasize a point or create a dramatic effect?

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Synesthesia

• Pun

What literary device asserts that one thing is another thing, even though they are not literally the same?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Antithesis

Which literary device involves the use of words that imitate the sound of the object or action they refer to?

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

• Pun

• Simile

What literary device gives human qualities to non-human objects, animals, or concepts?

• Alliteration

• Synesthesia

• Euphemism

• Personification

Which literary device involves the combination of two contradictory terms to create a new meaning or effect?

• Irony

• Antithesis

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

What literary device involves comparing two things using 'like' or 'as' to create a vivid picture?

• Synesthesia

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

Which literary device involves the blending of two or more sensory experiences or perceptions?

• Pun

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Synesthesia