Cumulative Literary Terms Test

What is a metaphor?

• A) A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as"

• B) A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

• C) A reference to a famous person, place, or event

• D) The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• I've told you a million times.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A figure of speech that makes a comparison using "like" or "as" is called a:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What literary device is used when inanimate objects are given human qualities?

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following terms refers to the use of vivid and descriptive language to create sensory experiences?

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Symbolism

• Rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a rhyme scheme?

• A) A specific pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• B) A system of rhyming words at the ends of lines in a poem

• C) The repetition of initial consonants sounds in a line of poetry

• D) A type of meter used in epic poems

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called:

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme scheme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is an example of assonance?

• "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain."

• "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

• "The sizzle of the bacon filled the air."

• "The leaves were green with envy."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What literary device is defined as a word that imitates the sound it represents?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A stanza is:

• A) A recurring pattern of rhyme in a poem

• B) A unit of poetry composed of a set number of lines

• C) A type of meter used in ballads

• D) A form of narrative poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9