Literary Devices Quiz

What does a simile do in literature?

• Compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• Gives human characteristics to objects

• Imitates the sound it describes

• Repeats initial consonant sounds

Which literary device involves giving human traits to non-human entities?

• Metaphor

• Dialogue

• Simile

• Personification

What is the purpose of hyperbole?

• To describe sounds accurately

• To compare two things

• To exaggerate for emphasis

• To create a realistic depiction

Which term describes the repetition of initial consonant sounds?

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Mood

What does 'tone' refer to in a literary work?

• The sound imitation of words

• The overall feeling or atmosphere

• The author's attitude toward the subject or audience

• The conversation between characters

A figure of speech that directly equates two unlike things.

• personification
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• simile

1. Words that imitate the sound they represent.

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Onomatopoeia

1. Conversation between characters in a literary work.

• Dialogue

• Analysis of a character's motivations in a short story
• Narrative style in a novel
• Description of a setting in a play

The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work.

• tone
• mood
• setting
• plot

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary  

           work, or work of art within a text.

• Illusion
• Collusion
• Allusion
• Elusion