Literary Devices

Literary Devices

English 10

Multiple Choice

What is it called when you compare two things using the words "like" or "as"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Irony

Multiple Choice

What is it called when you compare two things NOT using the words "like" or "as"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Irony

Multiple Choice

What is this an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Irony

Multiple Choice

What is it called when the opposite happens from what you expect.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Irony

Multiple Choice

What is this a sample of:

The sneaky, slimy, slippery snake slithered through the grass.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Irony

Multiple Choice

What device is used here:

I'm so hungry I can eat a horse!

• Foreshadowing

• Hyperbole

• Flashback

• Oxymoron

Multiple Choice

If there is a hint of something to come, the author is using:

• Foreshadowing

• Hyperbole

• Flashback

• Oxymoron

Multiple Choice

If the story goes back in time to show you something, the author is using:

• Foreshadowing

• Hyperbole

• Flashback

• Oxymoron

Multiple Choice

What is this a sample of:

jumbo shrimp

• Foreshadowing

• Hyperbole

• Flashback

• Oxymoron

Multiple Choice

What device does this poem use?

• Copying

• Repetition

• Oxymoron

• Humor