Literary Terms Quiz

What is the term for describing non-human things as if they had human qualities?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Which literary term involves a comparison using the words "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Assonance

What is the term for a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Rhyme

What is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named?

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

What is the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Rhyme

• Metaphor

What is a useful poetic device in which certain sounds are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Onomatopoeia

What term describes exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

What is the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words?

• Rhyme

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

What is a single line, a group of lines (stanza), or an entire poem that follows a rhythmic or metrical structure?

• Stanza

• Verse

• Line

• Rhyme

What is a unit of lines in poetry that are united by a single idea or message, usually separated by a line break?

• Verse

• Stanza

• Line

• Rhyme