Literary Devices Quiz

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison made without using 'like' or 'as'.

• A comparison made using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of imagery giving human characteristics to non-human objects.

• The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words.

Which literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human objects?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Which literary device is used to express or underline the meaning of words through their sounds?

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Adjective

What term describes the action of a writer making something more intense?

• Highlights

• Constructs

• Intensifies

• Organises

What term is used when a writer places two elements side by side for comparison?

• Layers

• Juxtaposes

• Guides

• Shifts

What term describes the action of a writer arranging elements in a particular order?

• Sequences

• Anchors

• Highlights

• Develops

What term describes the action of a writer bringing attention to a specific detail?

• Guides

• Highlights

• Constructs

• Organises