Literary Devices Quiz

Which term describes a reference to another work of literature, myth, or history without directly naming it?

• Symbolization

• Allusion

• Irony

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A comparison using “like” or “as” is a:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Monologue

• Genre

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What directly compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as”?

• Simile

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a warning or hint about future events in a story?

• Irony

• Symbolization

• Foreshadowing

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What literary device uses objects or images to represent deeper meanings?

• Grammar

• Symbolization

• Genre

• Essay

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is it called when something appears in a story but doesn’t belong in the historical time period?

• Anachronism

• Irony

• Conflict

• Tone

How a writer reveals a character’s personality is known as:

• Theme

• Tone

• Characterization

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following includes appeals to logic, emotion, and credibility?

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Ethos, Pathos, Logos

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is a contrast between expectation and reality?

• Symbolization

• Irony

• Genre

• Essay

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

The author’s attitude toward the subject is called:

• Tone

• Conflict

• Theme

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B