English Literary Devices Pre-test

What is personification?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

What is onomatopoeia?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

What is alliteration?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

What is symbolism?

• a word that mimics a sound
• repetition of consonant sounds
• using symbols to represent something
• Giving human-like traits to non-living objects

Bat and cat are at the track is an example of...

• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• assonance
• similes

"America is a melting pot" is an example of 

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Foreshadowing
• Repetition

The act or instance of repeating is this literary device

• Simile
• Imagery
• Repetition
• Satire

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• Repetition
• Satire
• Assonance
• Hyperbole

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express a strong emotion or create a statement is a...

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Imagery
• Foreshadowing

Yo mama! jokes are an example of...

• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Foreshadowing
• Hyperbole