Literary Devices
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- Q1What literary device refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry?DictionSyntaxStructureRhythm/Meter30s
- Q2
Which syllables are stressed and unstressed in the line 'twin-kle twin-kle lit-tle star
Users link answersLinking30s - Q3Which literary device refers to the emotional atmosphere or overall feeling created in a poem?RhymeTone/MoodFormStructure30s
- Q4Which literary device refers to the arrangement of words in a sentence for a particular purpose?ImagerySyntaxFigurative LanguageTheme/Message30s
- Q5
Figurative language is literal.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q6Which literary device refers to the choice and use of words in a poem?Theme/MessageSpeaker/VoiceDictionFigurative Language30s
- Q7Which literary device refers to the central idea or underlying message in a poem?Speaker/VoiceTheme/MessageRhythm/MeterImage30s
- Q8
How many syllables are in the word 'onomatopoeia'?
Users enter free textType an Answer30s - Q9Which literary device is defined as the comparison of two unlike things using like or as?MetaphorSimileRhymePersonification30s
- Q10Which literary device involves the use of vivid or descriptive language to create sensory experiences and evoke emotions?Speaker/VoiceStructureImageryDiction30s
- Q11
Literary devices are used in most song lyrics.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q12
Which of the following is not a form of poetry?
Acrostic
Limerick
Recipe
Haiku
30s - Q13
In the lyrics "baby, you're a firework", which figurative language technique is used?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
30s - Q14Which literary device refers to the pattern or arrangement of lines and syllables in a poem or song?StructureFigurative LanguageDictionSyntax30s
- Q15
"The leaves danced in the wind" is an example of which figurative language technique?
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
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