Literary Devices Quiz

A sentence that makes a statement.

• Interrogative Sentence

• Exclamatory Sentence

• Declarative Sentence

• Imperative Sentence

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A social or regional variety of a particular language.

• Syntax

• Dialect

• Diction

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.6.5

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

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

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

• Mood

• Tone

• Voice

• Style

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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

• Syntax

• Grammar

• Diction

• Semantics

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A reluctant acknowledgment of yielding.

• Concession

• Refutation

• Assertion

• Rebuttal

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Climax

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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

• Syntax

• Diction

• Tone

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4