Literary Devices Quiz

In a story, if a tree is described as whispering secrets to the wind, what literary device is being used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

During a class discussion, Oliver said, "The clouds are like cotton candy." Which literary device involves a direct comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

During a class presentation, Harper said, 'I have a million things to do today!' What is the term for this exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

• Hyperbole

• Irony

• Oxymoron

• Allusion

Maya and Mason were reading a poem in class. Maya noticed that the same consonant sound was repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence. Which literary device is being used?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

In a literature class, Abigail asked Samuel, 'What is the term for a reference to another work of literature, person, or event?'

• Allusion

• Allegory

• Symbolism

• Foreshadowing

During a class discussion, Samuel asked, 'Which literary device involves the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe?'

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Hyperbole

During a school play, Aria was supposed to trip and fall as part of the act, but instead, she performed a perfect somersault. What literary device is used when the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected?

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

In a story, Evelyn described the wind as whispering secrets to the trees. What is the definition of personification?

• an author gives human traits or characteristics to an animal or object

• an author's way of developing a character through the character's words, thoughts, and actions

• concrete details of a story that appeal to the senses of sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste

• the perspective from which the author presents the actions and characters of a story

During a poetry class, Isla noticed a pattern in the poem where the same consonant sound was repeated at the beginning of several words. What does this literary term "alliteration" refer to?

• The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds through a sequence of words.

• The comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as".

• The attribution of human qualities to nonhuman objects.

• The repetition of the same word at the beginning of successive lines.

Avery said, 'The clouds are like cotton candy in the sky.' What literary device is Avery using?

• Repetition of ending phrases in words

• Using words that appeal to the 5 senses

• Comparing 2 unlike things using the words like or as

• Comparing 2 unlike things NOT using the words like or as