Literary Devices
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30 questions
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- Q1Which literary device involves comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?SimileMetaphorHyperbolePersonification30s
- Q2What is the term for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?OxymoronIronyHyperboleAlliteration30s
- Q3What literary device gives human characteristics to non-human things?AlliterationMetaphorSimilePersonification30s
- Q4
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
MetaphorSimileJuxtapositionParadox30s - Q5What is the name of the literary device that involves using the same beginning consonant sounds in a series of words?AlliterationConsonanceOnomatopoeiaAssonance30s
- Q6Which literary device refers to a hint or clue about what will happen later in the story?ForeshadowingFlashbackImagerySymbolism30s
- Q7What is the term for a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature within a piece of writing?AnalogyMetaphorIllusionAllusion30s
- Q8Which literary device involves the repeating of a specific phrase or word for emphasis throughout a piece of writing?RepetitionMetaphorSymbolismAllegory30s
- Q9What is the term for a figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis or effect?HyperboleAlliterationMetaphorSimile30s
- Q10
What literary device compares to things where one thing is another, and it does NOT use like or as?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
30s - Q11Which literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human entities?HyperboleAlliterationPersonificationMetaphor30s
- Q12What is the purpose of irony in literature?To provide a rhythm in poetryTo create beautiful imageryTo express a meaning that is opposite to the literal meaningTo establish a character's emotions30s
- Q13What is an allegory?A vivid description of a sceneA type of rhyme schemeA brief and humorous storyA narrative in which characters and events symbolize deeper meanings or moral lessons30s
- Q14What is the literary device called that involves an intentional play on words for humor or emphasis?MetaphorAlliterationPunImagery30s
- Q15What literary device involves a statement that contradicts itself?PersonificationParadoxOxymoronTautology30s