Literary Devices Quiz

What is the primary purpose of using a literary device in writing?

• To confuse the reader

• To create richness and clarity in the text

• To shorten the text

• To simplify complex theories

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following is NOT a reason why writers use literary devices?

• To express their ideas

• To evoke emotions in readers

• To enhance their writing

• To limit the scope of their writing

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What effect do literary devices have on readers?

• They evoke emotions

• They create confusion

• They reduce interest

• They simplify texts

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which literary device is used to compare two unlike things, often using the words "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the term for giving human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas?

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Personification

• Symbolism

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which literary device involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in multiple words?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What literary technique involves using a word that imitates the sound it represents?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which literary device is used to create a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens?

• Symbolism

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is a simile in literature?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A metaphor that does not use "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration for effect

• A repetition of consonant sounds

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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 a simile?

• "Her smile was as bright as the sun."

• "He is a cheetah on the track."

• "The room was a furnace."

• "She floated like a butterfly."

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D