Literary Devices Test

Match the term with the definition. Not all of the choices are used. What is the definition of "metaphor"?

• exaggeration for effect

• comparison of two or more things using “like” or “as”

• when one idea or sentence is stretched over two or more lines

• repeating the same starting sounds of words

• comparison of two or more things not using “like” or “as”

Match the term with the definition. Not all of the choices are used. What is the definition of "alliteration"?

• exaggeration for effect

• comparison of two or more things using “like” or “as”

• when one idea or sentence is stretched over two or more lines

• repeating the same starting sounds of words

• comparison of two or more things not using “like” or “as”

Match the term with the definition. Not all of the choices are used. What is the definition of "simile"?

• exaggeration for effect

• comparison of two or more things using “like” or “as”

• when one idea or sentence is stretched over two or more lines

• repeating the same starting sounds of words

• comparison of two or more things not using “like” or “as”

Match the term with the definition. Not all of the choices are used. What is the definition of "hyperbole"?

• exaggeration for effect

• comparison of two or more things using “like” or “as”

• when one idea or sentence is stretched over two or more lines

• repeating the same starting sounds of words

• comparison of two or more things not using “like” or “as”

Match the term with the definition. Not all of the choices are used. What is the definition of "rhythm"?

• repeating the same starting sounds of words

• when one idea or sentence is stretched over two or more lines

• a regular pattern of stresses, like a beat

• when a poet repeats a word or words to emphasize

• when two words share the same final sound

Match the term with the definition. Not all of the choices are used. What is the definition of "repetition"?

• repeating the same starting sounds of words

• when one idea or sentence is stretched over two or more lines

• a regular pattern of stresses, like a beat

• when a poet repeats a word or words to emphasize

• when two words share the same final sound

Match the term with the definition. Not all of the choices are used. What is the definition of "rhyme"?

• repeating the same starting sounds of words

• when one idea or sentence is stretched over two or more lines

• a regular pattern of stresses, like a beat

• when a poet repeats a word or words to emphasize

• when two words share the same final sound

Match the term with the definition. Not all of the choices are used. What is the definition of "enjambment"?

• repeating the same starting sounds of words

• when one idea or sentence is stretched over two or more lines

• a regular pattern of stresses, like a beat

• when a poet repeats a word or words to emphasize

• when two words share the same final sound

Match the term with the definition. Not all of the choices are used. What is the definition of "personification"?

• when a word's pronunciation imitates its sound

• when the outcome of a situation is the exact opposite of what was expected

• giving human traits or characteristics to an object or idea

• writing that uses the five senses to create “pictures”

• exaggeration for effect

Match the term with the definition. Not all of the choices are used. What is the definition of "onomatopoeia"?

• when a word's pronunciation imitates its sound

• when the outcome of a situation is the exact opposite of what was expected

• giving human traits or characteristics to an object or idea

• writing that uses the five senses to create “pictures”

• exaggeration for effect