Literary Elements and Devices Quiz

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

• Characterization

• Plot

• Setting

• Theme

A comparison using 'like' or 'as' is known as a ______.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which literary device involves giving human traits to non-human things?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Allusion

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called ______.

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Which rhetorical appeal focuses on credibility or ethics?

• A) Pathos

• B) Logos

• C) Ethos

• D) Counterargument

In rhetoric, ______ is the appeal to emotion.

• A) Ethos

• B) Pathos

• C) Logos

• D) Claim

What is the term for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

• Hyperbole

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Simile

Which literary device involves a play on words, often for humorous effect?

• Oxymoron

• Allusion

• Pun

• Irony

What is the term for a recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story?

• Allegory

• Symbol

• Theme

• Motif

What is the term for a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor