Literary Devices Pre/Post Test

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The device that results when a word sounds like its meaning.

• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• hyperbole

The technique of assigning human qualities to inanimate (non-human) objects.

• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia
• personification
• imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

• imagery
• alliteration
• simile
• hyperbole

A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as."

• simile
• metaphor
• personificaton
• hyperbole

An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect.

• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• personification
• hyperbole

When a sentence contains the repetition of the same sounds.

• personification
• alliteration
• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia

The author's attitude, stated or implied, toward the subject.

• alliteration
• imagery
• onomatopoeia
• tone

A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as."

• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole
• tone

The practice of using an object to represent a belief, idea, superstition, or institution.

• foreshadowing
• characterization
• symbolism
• irony