Literary Devices Quiz

What is the repetition of consonant or vowel sounds to start words called?

• Allusion

• Ambiguity

• Alliteration

• Anachronism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which term refers to a reference to a person, place, time, or thing that isn't an essential part of the plot but carries some understood quality?

• Anaphora

• Allusion

• Ambiguity

• Anachronism

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the use of language in which multiple meanings are possible called?

• Alliteration

• Anachronism

• Ambiguity

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is a moment that doesn't fit the time period called?

• Anachronism

• Allusion

• Ambiguity

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive words or phrases to set a structure and add emphasis called?

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

• Allusion

• Ambiguity

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the definition of "antithesis"?

• A concise, classic popular "saying"

• The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words or phrases

• Deliberately using old-fashioned elements, including language, to link with the past

• The repetition of similar vowel sounds

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which of the following is an example of an aphorism?

• "How can I keep LEADING when the people I'm leading keep RETREATING?"

• "Every action has its equal, opposite reaction"

• "You obedient servant"

• "Enter, Me!"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What does "apostrophe" refer to in literature?

• A concise, classic popular "saying"

• The repetition of similar vowel sounds

• Addressing a person, thing, or abstract quality as if present

• Deliberately using old-fashioned elements

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 term describes the deliberate use of old-fashioned elements to link with the past?

• Antithesis

• Aphorism

• Archaism

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

In theater, what is an "aside"?

• The repetition of similar vowel sounds

• A concise, classic popular "saying"

• Someone saying something quietly to themselves or another character that other characters aren't meant to hear

• Addressing a person, thing, or abstract quality as if present

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