Literary Devices Quiz

What is the term for using a title or nickname instead of a name?

• Metonymy

• Antonomasia

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

Which term describes an extreme exaggeration to make a point?

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Irony

• Understatement

What is the term for placing opposite ideas side by side to highlight contrast?

• Metaphor

• Antithesis

• Anaphora

• Parallelism

Which term refers to a quick reference to something famous?

• Schemes

• Analogy

• Tropes

• Allusion

What is the term for using similar structures in phrases or sentences to create rhythm and clarity?

• Rhetorical question

• Irony

• Metonymy

• Parallelism