Figures of Speech and Literary Terms Quiz

Which figure of speech involves using a person, situation, word, or object to represent another thing?

• Apostrophe

• Symbolism

• Allusion

• Imagery

What is the term for a figure of speech that involves addressing a person or thing that is not present or is non-human?

• Allusion

• Imagery

• Apostrophe

• Symbolism

Which figure of speech is used when a text makes a reference to another famous work or phrase?

• Symbolism

• Allusion

• Imagery

• Apostrophe

What is the term for language used to appeal to the senses?

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Apostrophe

• Allusion

Which of the following is an example of symbolism?

• "The wind whispered through the trees."

• "He is a rock in times of trouble."

• "O, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"

• "She felt like she had a golden ticket."

Which of the following sentences contains an apostrophe?

• "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."

• "Death, be not proud, though some have called thee mighty."

• "The classroom was a zoo."

• "He was a real Romeo with the ladies."

Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence: "Chocolate is my Achilles' heel."

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Allusion

• Apostrophe

Which of the following is an example of imagery?

• "The curtain of night fell upon us."

• "He is a shining star."

• "To be or not to be, that is the question."

• "She has a heart of gold."

What figure of speech is used in the phrase "Time is a thief"?

• Allusion

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Apostrophe

Which of the following sentences is an example of an allusion?

• "The aroma of fresh coffee filled the air."

• "He met his Waterloo."

• "The leaves danced in the wind."

• "The sun smiled down on us."