Grade 6 English Literary Devices Quiz

What is onomatopoeia?

• Repetition of consonant sounds

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Words that imitate sounds

• Giving human traits to non-human things

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Whispering

• Thunder

• Fast

• Sweet

What literary device is used in the phrase “The wind whispered through the trees”?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Assonance

Identify the alliteration in the sentence: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”

• Piper

• Peck

• Pickled peppers

• Peter Piper

Which of these is an example of assonance?

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The bright night sky.

• The cold, cruel world.

• The moon is a balloon.

What is personification?

• Repetition of consonant sounds

• Giving human qualities to non-human entities

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Words that sound like their meaning

Which line features personification?

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• The rain fell heavily.

• The car zoomed down the road.

• The clock ticked loudly.

Choose the example of alliteration.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• The flowers are blooming.

• The sun sets in the west.

• The cat slept all day.

What type of literary device is used in “The roaring river rushed rapidly”?

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Personification

Identify the onomatopoeia in the sentence: “The bees buzzed around the garden.”

• Bees

• Buzzed

• Garden

• Around