Literary Devices Quiz

Which literary device involves the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

• Asyndeton

• Chiasmus

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one, is called:

• An allegory

• An allusion

• An analogy

• A conceit

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

The use of words that begin with the same sound near one another is known as:

• Anaphora

• Asyndeton

• Alliteration

• Apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

Which term refers to an indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance?

• Allusion

• Analogy

• Anecdote

• Aphorism

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A comparison between two unlike things that share some characteristics is called:

• An allegory

• An allusion

• A conceit

• An analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The reversal of the order of words in two parallel clauses or phrases is known as:

• Chiasmus

• Antithesis

• Anaphora

• Asyndeton

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which term describes the general mood or feeling created by a literary work?

• Atmosphere

• Plot

• Character

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

The deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses is called:

• Anaphora

• Asyndeton

• Alliteration

• Apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A figure of speech in which an absent or imaginary person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding is known as:

• Apostrophe

• Anaphora

• Antithesis

• Aphorism

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A concise statement of a scientific or philosophical truth, principle, or sentiment is called:

• An aphorism

• An anecdote

• A conceit

• A colloquium

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4