Literary Devices Quiz

What is the literary device that repeats the same letter or sound at the beginning of words to create rhythm and mood?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

Which poetic device is an indirect or passing reference to something without mentioning it explicitly?

• Allusion

• Connotation

• Enjambment

• Free verse

What is the repetition of vowel sounds in a phrase or sentence called?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

Which term refers to the additional associations prompted by a word beyond its dictionary definition?

• Connotation

• Allusion

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

What is a successive pair of lines in a poem that generally rhyme with each other and contain the same meter called?

• Free verse

• Enjambment

• Couplet

• Alliteration

Which type of language involves the deliberate choice of words to evoke emotion in the reader?

• Emotive Language

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Connotation

What is the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza in verse called?

• Free verse

• Enjambment

• Couplet

• Alliteration

Which style of poetry does not have a regular rhyme scheme or rhythm?

• Free verse

• Couplet

• Alliteration

• Assonance

What is the term for exaggerated claims or statements not meant to be taken literally, often used for dramatic or poetic effect?

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Allusion

• Connotation

Which literary device involves the use of descriptive language?

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile