Literary Devices Quiz

Which literary device involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words?

• Allegory

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the term for a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art in literature?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Allusion

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which literary device is used to hint at events that will occur later in the story?

• Foreshadowing

• Personification

• Repetition

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is a figure of speech that involves an implied comparison between two unlike things?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allegory

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which term describes the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe?

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas?

• Symbolism

• Personification

• Plot

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which term refers to the repeated use of a word or phrase for emphasis?

• Repetition

• Simile

• Allegory

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as' called?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Allusion

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which literary device uses symbols to represent ideas or qualities?

• Symbolism

• Foreshadowing

• Character

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What term describes the sequence of events in a story?

• Setting

• Plot

• Theme

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D