Literary Devices Quiz

Which of the following sentences is an example of visual imagery?

• He smelled like the ocean, salty and fresh.

• The salty-sweet caramel melted on her tongue.

• Her lips glistened red like ripe cherries.

• She awoke to the soft whisper of a breeze as it passed through the trees.

Identify the simile in the following sentence: "The clouds were like cotton candy in the blue sky."

• The clouds were cotton candy.

• The clouds were like cotton candy.

• The sky was blue.

• There was cotton candy in the sky.

In literature, what does the color white often symbolize?

• Peace and calmness

• Love and passion

• Purity and innocence

• Truth and wisdom

Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?

• A character finds a mysterious key early in the story.

• A character describes the weather to another character.

• A character goes to sleep, and the scene shifts to another moment.

• A character eats breakfast, and suddenly heard a loud knock on the door.

What type of irony is present when the audience knows something that the characters do not?

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

Which of the following lines from a poem is an example of imagery?

• "The sun set in a blaze of orange and pink."

• "His courage was like that of a lion, fierce and bold."

• "The world is a stage."

• "He was so hungry that he could eat an entire horse."

What is personification?

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• An exaggerated statement

• A figure of speech that contradicts itself

Which of the following sentences contains a run-on line?

• She enjoys painting, and she often visits art galleries.

• He went to the gym he worked out for an hour.

• They watched a movie together.

• The dog barked at the mailman.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I have a ton of homework.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• The car is as fast as a cheetah.

• The night was dark and stormy.

What does an ellipsis typically indicate in a text?

• A pause or trailing off in thought

• A question

• An exclamation

• A statement