Literary Techniques Quiz

“The world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” What literary technique is used here?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

“Life is like a box of chocolates.” What literary technique is used here?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

“The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.” What literary technique is used here?

• Assonance

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

“The tree is dancing in the wind.” What literary technique is used here?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

“The sun seemed to stretch across the sky, burning hotter than ever.” What literary technique is used here?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

“Tlot-tlot! Tlot-tlot! Had they heard? The horsehoofs ringing clear.” What literary technique is used here?

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Assonance

“The stars were like diamonds scattered across the night sky.” What literary technique is used here?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

“She was as quiet as a mouse in the room.” What literary technique is used here?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

“I could sleep for a thousand years.” What literary technique is used here?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

“The book flew off the shelf and screamed in the wind.” What literary technique is used here?

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Simile