Assessment test: Literary devices

What is the literary device used in the phrase "The sun smiles down on us"

• Metaphor

• Similie

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which literary device is used to compare two unlike things using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Similie

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoiea

What is the term for the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together?

• Allieteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Onomatopoiea

Which literary device is used to give human-like qualities to non-human entities, such as objects or animals?

• Personification

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Irony

What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it describes?

• Onomatopoiea

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonace