WorksheetsLiterary Elements and Devices Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the sequence of events in a story called?
Characterization
Plot
Setting
Theme
A comparison using 'like' or 'as' is known as a ______.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Which literary device involves giving human traits to non-human things?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Allusion
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called ______.
Assonance
Consonance
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Which rhetorical appeal focuses on credibility or ethics?
A) Pathos
B) Logos
C) Ethos
D) Counterargument
In rhetoric, ______ is the appeal to emotion.
A) Ethos
B) Pathos
C) Logos
D) Claim
What is the term for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?
Hyperbole
Irony
Metaphor
Simile
Which literary device involves a play on words, often for humorous effect?
Oxymoron
Allusion
Pun
Irony
What is the term for a recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story?
Allegory
Symbol
Theme
Motif
What is the term for a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Which literary device involves the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities?
Metaphor
Irony
Symbolism
Alliteration
What is the term for a character or force that opposes the protagonist in a story?
Hero
Foil
Antagonist
Protagonist
What is the term for a narrative device that hints at future events in a story?
Climax
Irony
Foreshadowing
Flashback
Which literary device involves the use of contradictory terms in conjunction?
Allusion
Paradox
Oxymoron
Irony
What is the term for the time and place in which a story occurs?
Theme
Setting
Plot
Characterization
