Literary Devices Quiz

What is personification?

• Using similar-sounding words

• Giving animals or objects human qualities

• Comparing two different things

• Repeating words in a poem

Which literary device uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison?

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Imagery

What does alliteration add to a text?

• Sensational experiences

• Human qualities

• Rhythm and mood

• Vivid descriptions

What is repetition used for in poetry?

• To compare different things

• To strengthen feelings and ideas

• To create vivid images

• To add rhythm to the text

What does imagery appeal to?

• Human emotions

• Reader's senses

• Consonant sounds

• Patterns in poetry

What is rhyme?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A vivid description in poetry

• A series of words with the same consonant sounds

• The use of similar-sounding words

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• Time flies like an arrow

• The wind whispered softly

• As brave as a lion

• The stars danced in the sky

What does personification do?

• Creates a pattern in poetry

• Compares two different things

• Uses similar-sounding words

• Brings non-human things to life

What effect does repetition have in poetry?

• It compares different things

• It creates vivid imagery

• It adds rhythm and mood

• It strengthens feelings and ideas

Which literary device is characterized by the same consonant sounds?

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Simile