Literary Devices Quiz

Which literary device involves a direct or indirect reference to a famous figure or event?

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

What is the repetition at the beginning of a verse known as?

• Climax

• Anaphora

• Paradox

• Euphemism

Which device increases the importance of words and ideas in a phrase or sentence?

• Climax

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Free Verse

What is a poem with an irregular metrical pattern called?

• Free Verse

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Limerick

What appeals to the five senses in writing?

• Imagery

• Climax

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

Which device is an apparent contradiction that is actually true?

• Paradox

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

What endows inanimate objects with human traits or abilities?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Climax

What is the similarity of ending sounds between two words called?

• Rhythm

• Simile

• Rhyme

• Tone

What is a simile?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A type of rhyme scheme

• A stanza with four lines

• A theme of a poem

What is a stanza?

• A single line of a poem

• A grouping of two or more verses

• A rhyme scheme

• A type of simile