Literary Devices Quiz

Which literary device gives human qualities to inanimate objects?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Oxymoron

“The world is a stage.” This is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Paradox

“She sells seashells by the seashore” illustrates:

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Irony

The comparison using “like” or “as” is:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allegory

• Symbolism

“I have a million things to do today” is an example of:

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Metonymy

• Paradox

“Parting is such sweet sorrow.” Which device is used?

• Paradox

• Oxymoron

• Irony

• Personification

“The thunder grumbled like an old man.” This line uses:

• Allusion

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Which literary device is present in “All hands on deck”?

• Synecdoche

• Metonymy

• Allegory

• Satire

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words is:

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

“Boom,” “buzz,” “clang” are examples of:

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Symbolism