Literary Devices Quiz

What is a group of lines in a poem called?

• Rhyme

• Stanza

• Simile

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is language used by authors to create fresh and original descriptions?

• Figurative Language

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Flashback

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What do we call the voice in a poem, like the narrator in a story?

• Speaker

• Author

• Protagonist

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What uses words that sound like their meanings (e.g., buzz, pop)?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

• Symbol

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the repetition of sounds at the end of words?

• Rhyme

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4