Literary Devices Quiz

Story or poem in which characters, settings, & events stand for other people, events, or for abstract ideas or qualities.

• Allegory

• Fable

• Parable

• Myth

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together is called:

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A typical character, action, or situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature.

• Archetype

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Allegory

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds, especially in words that are together, is known as:

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Refers to an expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning or novelty.

• Cliché

• Idiom

• Proverb

• Metaphor

The literary device to produce cacophonous sound by avoiding repeated internal and external sounds within prose or verse is called:

• Euphony

• Cacophony

• Assonance

• Consonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A twin, shadow, or mirror image of a protagonist is known as:

• Doppelgänger

• Antagonist

• Sidekick

• Mentor

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Syntax

• Semantics

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

The exact meaning of a word, without feelings or suggestions that the word may imply.

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Inference

• Implication

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

Using a mild or gentle phrase instead of a blunt, embarrassing, or painful one is known as:

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A