Literary Devices Quiz

Repetition of the same sound beginning several words in sequence.

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines.

Opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction.

Figure of speech that says one thing is another in order to explain by comparison.

Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.

Appeal to emotion.

Old-fashioned or outdated choice of words.

Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

Sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning and then builds and adds on.

Brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or fictitious, or to a work of art.