Literary Terms and Vocabulary Quiz

Which term describes the use of extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

What is the sudden arrival of many people or things called?

• Transgression

• Influx

• Oppression

• None of the above

In the sentence "The wind whispered through the trees," which literary devices are used? Select two.

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Which literary device is used in "Life is a roller coaster"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What term describes the unfair or cruel exercise of power?

• Oppression

• Influx

• Propagate

• None of the above

"As brave as a lion" is an example of which literary device?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

The repetition of initial consonant sounds, as in "Peter Piper picked," is called:

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Foreshadowing

What term means to spread or promote something widely?

• Influx

• Transgression

• Propagate

• Oppression

A violation of a law, rule, or code is called a:

• Transgression

• Influx

• Oppression

• Propagate

Two consecutive lines that rhyme form a:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Rhyming couplet

• Personification