Literary Techniques Quiz

We scavenge every day. It’s what we do, it’s what we’ve always done. Which literary technique is used in the repetition of “it’s what”?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Figurative language

He looked like he hadn’t slept in a week – wild hair, red eyes. What kind of character description is this an example of?

• Flat character

• Round character

• Dynamic character

• Static character

The guards barked their orders and shoved people like cattle. Which two techniques are used in this sentence?

• Hyperbole and alliteration

• Metaphor and personification

• Simile and personification

• Onomatopoeia and simile

You know when you’ve got a secret and it’s so big it’s like it’s burning a hole in your stomach? Which technique is used to describe the secret?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

I swear the sun stopped in the sky for a second. Which technique is being used?

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

"They say Behala is where hope goes to die." What technique is used in this sentence?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

"Olivia had a soft voice and eyes that didn’t lie." This quote best reflects which character type?

• Static character

• Antagonist

• Flat character

• Round character

"He’s just a kid, but he stands like he owns the world." What kind of character trait is shown here?

• Conflict

• Hyperbole

• Round character

• Dynamic character

"The school had rusted metal gates and windows that glared like angry eyes." What is being used in the phrase “windows that glared like angry eyes”?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

"She came every week, and every week we ignored her." Which narrative element is shown here?

• Climax

• Theme

• Repetition

• Plot development