Literary Devices Quiz

A sentence that makes a statement.

• Interrogative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

• Declarative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

A social or regional variety of a particular language.

• Syntax

• Dialect

• Diction

• Tone

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

The attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience.

• Mood

• Tone

• Voice

• Style

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

• Syntax

• Grammar

• Diction

• Semantics

A reluctant acknowledgment of yielding.

• Concession

• Refutation

• Assertion

• Rebuttal

A break in a story’s action that returns the reader to a previous event.

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Climax

• Resolution

The arrangement, ordering, grouping, and placement of words within a sentence and the arrangement of sentences within a piece.

• Syntax

• Diction

• Tone

• Theme

In a speech competition, Benjamin used the technique of repeating a word, phrase, or idea for emphasis and effect. What is this technique called?

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance