Literary Terms Quiz

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

• Allusion

• Anaphora

• Imagery

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which literary device involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses?

• Anaphora

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to writing?

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is called a ________.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which term refers to the use of sound to convey meaning in poetry?

• Sound Device

• Imagery

• Theme

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The attitude of a writer towards a subject or audience is called ________.

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words?

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Alliteration

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another using 'like' or 'as' is called a ________.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is an allusion?

• A direct comparison between two unlike things

• A reference to a famous or well-known work or historical event

• The repetition of the same words or phrases at the start of consecutive lines

• The use of the same starting letter or sound in multiple consecutive words.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Anaphora is the repetition of the same words or phrases at the start of ________.

• sentences

• paragraphs

• consecutive lines

• poems

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4