Language and Literary Devices Quiz

What do we call the way a writer uses different tools to make their writing interesting?

• Figurative language

• Author's craft

• Imagery

• Metaphor

In class, Liam asked, "What kind of language uses pictures and comparisons and isn't meant to be taken literally?"

• Prepositional phrase

• Simile

• Figurative language

• Sound devices

In a writing class, Arjun and Abigail are asked to use words to create pictures in the reader's mind. What is this called?

• Imagery

• Theme

• Pun

• Preposition

Imagine you're a detective like Isla, trying to solve the mystery of language! What is it called when you say something is like something else, but you don't mean it literally?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Sound devices

• Prepositional phrase

What word connects its object to another word in a sentence? Help Mia find the answer!

• Theme

• Simile

• Preposition

• Pun

Charlotte and Mason are playing a word game. Can you help them find the phrase that starts with a preposition and has an object after it?

• Prepositional phrase

• Figurative language

• Imagery

• Metaphor

In a fun English class, Mason asked, "What do you call a joke with words that have more than one meaning?"

• Simile

• Pun

• Theme

• Sound devices

Charlotte and Ethan are having a fun talk. Charlotte says, "It's like comparing apples to oranges!" What is she doing when she compares two different things using words like "or" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Imagery

• Author's craft

Abigail and Aiden love reading books. Can you help them find the tool writers use to make sounds and pictures in your mind?

• Sound devices

• Preposition

• Figurative language

• Theme

Emma and James are talking about their favorite books. Can you help them find the main idea of a story that often teaches a lesson?

• Imagery

• Theme

• Pun

• Simile