Stylistic Devices Quiz

What is the purpose of using imagery in writing?

• To appeal to the reader's senses

• To convey hidden meanings

• To create suspense

• To provide historical context

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

In the sentence "The leaves whispered secrets to each other," which stylistic device is being employed?

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the stylistic device used in the phrase "cold fire"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What is the stylistic device used in the phrase "time is a thief"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Parallelism

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

In which literary device do words imitate the sound they represent?

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which stylistic device is used in the following sentence: "The stars danced playfully in the dark sky"?

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the stylistic device in the sentence "The darkness swallowed the city whole."

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the term for the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several consecutive verses, clauses, or paragraphs?

• Anaphora

• Epistrophe

• Euphemism

• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the stylistic device in the sentence "Her smile was as bright as the sun."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the stylistic device in the sentence "The wind howled through the trees like a pack of wolves."

• Parallelism

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5