Figurative Language Quiz

What is the literary device where a part of something is used to represent the whole?

• Synecdoche

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Which literary device involves the repetition of similar vowel sounds in nearby words?

• assonance

• consonance

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

In the phrase 'busy as a bee', what literary device is being used?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

What is the term for a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art?

• reference

• citation

• mention

• allusion

Give an example of synecdoche.

• Referring to a car as 'wheels'

• Referring to a book as 'pages'

• Referring to a house as 'roof'

• Referring to a computer as 'keyboard'

What literary device is used in the phrase 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

Explain the difference between metonymy and synecdoche.

• Metonymy involves using a whole to represent a part, while synecdoche involves substituting an unrelated term.

• Metonymy involves using a part to represent the whole, while synecdoche involves substituting a related term.

• Metonymy involves substituting a related term, while synecdoche involves using a part to represent the whole.

• Metonymy involves substituting a part, while synecdoche involves using the whole to represent a part.

Identify the literary device in the phrase 'She sells seashells by the seashore.'

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

How does alliteration enhance the sound and meaning of a sentence?

• Alliteration enhances the sound and meaning of a sentence by creating a rhythmic and melodic effect through the repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• Alliteration enhances the sound and meaning of a sentence by removing all consonant sounds.

• Alliteration enhances the sound and meaning of a sentence by repeating vowel sounds.

• Alliteration enhances the sound and meaning of a sentence by changing the sentence structure.