Literary Devices Quiz

What is alliteration?

• D. two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.

• C. makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things.

• B. the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

• A. having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.

What does allusion refer to?

• C. having the same first consonant sound, occur close together.

• A. is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea.

• B. the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

• D. makes use of particular words that create a visual representation.

What is anaphora?

• A. the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence.

• B. two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.

• C. makes an implicit comparison between two unrelated things.

• D. imitates the natural sounds of a thing.

What does assonance involve?

• C. having the same first consonant sound close together.

• D. makes use of particular words that create a visual representation.

• B. when two or more words repeat the same vowel sound.

• A. the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses.

What is consonance?

• D. the repetition of a word at the end of sentences.

• A. refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants.

• B. makes an implicit comparison between two unrelated things.

• C. imitates the natural sounds of a thing.

What does epistrophe mean?

• D. two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.

• C. makes an implicit comparison between two unrelated things.

• B. having the same first consonant sound close together.

• A. the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses.

What is imagery?

• A. makes use of particular words that create a visual representation.

• B. the repetition of a word at the end of sentences.

• D. two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.

• C. having the same first consonant sound close together.

What does irony refer to?

• D. imitates the natural sounds of a thing.

• C. the repetition of a word at the end of sentences.

• B. makes an implicit comparison between two unrelated things.

• A. words used in such a way that their intended meaning is different.

What is a metaphor?

• D. two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.

• C. having the same first consonant sound close together.

• B. the repetition of a word at the end of sentences.

• A. makes an implicit comparison between two unrelated things.

What does onomatopoeia mean?

• C. having the same first consonant sound close together.

• B. the repetition of a word at the end of sentences.

• A. imitates the natural sounds of a thing.

• D. makes an implicit comparison between two unrelated things.