Literary Devices Quiz

Imagine you're in a classroom with Liam, Avery, and Emma. Liam loves playing with words. He asks, "What do you call it when words start with the same sound, like 'Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep'?"

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Lily was reading a book and came across a passing reference to a famous person. She wondered, what is this literary term called?

• Imagery

• Allusion

• Simile

• Stanza

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Aiden and Evelyn are having a playful debate! What kind of word or phrase are they talking about when it doesn't have its normal, everyday meaning, often used for comparison or dramatic effect?

• Figurative language

• Onomatopoeia

• Repetition

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Aria hasn't had anything to eat all day. She says, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" What is this kind of exaggeration called?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Imagine you're a writer like Zoe, crafting a short story. What term describes when Zoe uses descriptive language to make her readers feel like they can see, hear, smell, taste, and touch the world she's creating?

• Imagery

• Personification

• Stanza

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What do you call a comparison between two unlike things that doesn't use 'like' or 'as'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Imagine you're in a classroom with Evelyn, Abigail, and Connor. Evelyn suddenly shouts a word that sounds just like the noise it describes! What kind of word did she use?

• Onomatopoeia

• Repetition

• Stanza

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Imagine a teddy bear suddenly talking and dancing! What is it called when we give human traits to nonhuman things like this?

• Personification

• Imagery

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Imagine crafting words with magical rhythms and structures in ELA class. What is this type of writing called, where ideas and emotions dance together?

• Poetry

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is it called when you repeat words, lines, or phrases for emphasis?

• Repetition

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4