Literary Devices Quiz

What is the definition of "imagery"?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• The use of vivid and descriptive language

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• An exaggerated statement

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is a "simile"?

• A direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'

• A figure of speech that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare

• A humorous play on words

• A reference to another work

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a "metaphor"?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'

• A sound effect word

• An extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which term means "repetition of consonant sounds"?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does "hyperbole" mean?

• An extreme exaggeration

• A type of symbol

• A repeated sound

• A direct comparison

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is "personification"?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Giving human characteristics to something non-human

• A type of metaphor

• An exaggerated statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is "onomatopoeia"?

• Words that imitate sounds

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Overstating something for effect

• A humorous play on words

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does "idiom" refer to?

• A direct comparison

• A commonly used expression with a meaning different from the literal

• An elaborate description

• A symbolic representation

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is an "allusion"?

• A direct statement

• A humorous play on words

• A reference to another work or concept

• A sound effect word

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a "symbol"?

• A direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'

• Something that stands for a bigger idea or deeper meaning

• An extreme exaggeration

• A reference to another work

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D