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Literary Elements and Devices Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

a)

Characterization

b)

Plot

c)

Setting

d)

Theme

2.

A comparison using 'like' or 'as' is known as a ______.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

3.

Which literary device involves giving human traits to non-human things?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Allusion

4.

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called ______.

a)

Assonance

b)

Consonance

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

5.

Which rhetorical appeal focuses on credibility or ethics?

a)

A) Pathos

b)

B) Logos

c)

C) Ethos

d)

D) Counterargument

6.

In rhetoric, ______ is the appeal to emotion.

a)

A) Ethos

b)

B) Pathos

c)

C) Logos

d)

D) Claim

7.

What is the term for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Irony

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

8.

Which literary device involves a play on words, often for humorous effect?

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Allusion

c)

Pun

d)

Irony

9.

What is the term for a recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story?

a)

Allegory

b)

Symbol

c)

Theme

d)

Motif

10.

What is the term for a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

11.

Which literary device involves the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Irony

c)

Symbolism

d)

Alliteration

12.

What is the term for a character or force that opposes the protagonist in a story?

a)

Hero

b)

Foil

c)

Antagonist

d)

Protagonist

13.

What is the term for a narrative device that hints at future events in a story?

a)

Climax

b)

Irony

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Flashback

14.

Which literary device involves the use of contradictory terms in conjunction?

a)

Allusion

b)

Paradox

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Irony

15.

What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?

a)

Theme

b)

Setting

c)

Plot

d)

Characterization