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

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

• Anaphora

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Personification

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

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Tone

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

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Rhyme

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

• Sound Device

• Imagery

• Theme

• Mood

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

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Rhythm

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

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

• Alliteration

• Tone

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

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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.

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

• sentences

• paragraphs

• consecutive lines

• poems