Literary Terms Quiz

What is the definition of rhythm?

• A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• A comparison between two things using "like" or "as."

• The repetition of the ending sounds of words

• A word that sounds like what it means

What is the definition of alliteration?

• A comparison between two things using "like" or "as."

• Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words

• The repetition of the ending sounds of words

• A word that sounds like what it means

What is the definition of onomatopoeia?

• A comparison between two things using "like" or "as."

• A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• A word that sounds like what it means

• The repetition of the ending sounds of words

What is the definition of simile?

• A comparison between two things using "like" or "as."

• A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• The repetition of the ending sounds of words

• A word that sounds like what it means

Which literary term involves a comparison using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Which literary term involves a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

Which literary term involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Imagery

Which literary term involves vivid descriptions of sensory experiences?

• Personification

• Imagery

• Simile

• Metaphor

Which literary term involves giving human characteristics to non-human things?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

The sea licked the grass at the edge of the shore. The sentence above is an example of a/an

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole