Exploring Literary Devices Quiz

Which literary device involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which figure of speech uses extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which literary device gives human characteristics to non-human things?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the term for a comparison using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which literary device involves using an object or action to represent a deeper meaning?

• Symbolism

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Anthropomorphism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the literary device called when an author gives hints about what will happen later in the story?

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which literary device involves a direct comparison without using "like" or "as"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the term for a literary device that involves a discrepancy between expectation and reality?

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which literary device involves creating a picture in the reader's mind using descriptive language?

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Foreshadowing

• Anthropomorphism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the term for attributing human traits, emotions, or intentions to animals or inanimate objects?

• Personification

• Anthropomorphism

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4