Literary Devices Quiz for Students

What is the term for attributing human characteristics to non-human entities?

• Anachronism

• Anthropomorphism

• Antithesis

• Colloquialism

Which literary device involves ending a story section with a dramatic question or event?

• Flashback

• Dialogue

• Cliffhanger

• Euphemism

What is the term for a polite phrase used to replace something unpleasant?

• Colloquialism

• Euphemism

• Figurative Language

• Antithesis

Which term describes an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story?

• Foreshadowing

• Anachronism

• Dialogue

• Cliffhanger

What is the term for informal language specific to a demographic or time period?

• Anachronism

• Colloquialism

• Anthropomorphism

• Antithesis

Which term refers to a figure of speech that juxtaposes two contrasting ideas?

• Anachronism

• Antithesis

• Flashback

• Dialogue

What is the term for a thing that belongs to a different time period than the one it exists in?

• Anachronism

• Anthropomorphism

• Euphemism

• Figurative Language

Which term describes a written or spoken exchange between two or more people?

• Dialogue

• Flashback

• Cliffhanger

• Antithesis

What is the term for language that goes beyond literal meaning to add interpretation?

• Figurative Language

• Colloquialism

• Anachronism

• Anthropomorphism

Which literary device takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story?

• Flashback

• Cliffhanger

• Dialogue

• Euphemism