Literary Terms Quiz

A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Cliche

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

• Illusion
• Allusion
• Alliteration
• Assonance

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

• Tone
• Diction
• Alliteration
• Allusion

A narrative poem written in four-line stanzas, characterized by swift action and narrated in a direct style.

• Rhythm
• Stanza
• Onomatopoeia
• Ballad

A literary style used to make fun of or ridicule an idea or human vice or weakness.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Satire
• Hyperbole

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

• Simile
• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia

Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

• Diction
• Theme
• Mood
• Tone

Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity.

• Assonance
• Onomatopoeia
• Mood
• Alliteration

A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Allusion
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

• Metaphor
• Allusion
• Simile
• Symbolism