Literary Devices Quiz

What is the definition of alliteration?

Repetition of the same beginning sound in a sequence

The occurrence of the same sound at the end of two or more words

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect

What is the definition of hyperbole?

A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect

Repetition of the same beginning sound in a sequence

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

The occurrence of the same sound at the end of two or more words

What is the definition of imagery?

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell- creating a picture in the reader's mind

A figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another

Words used to imitate sounds

A figure of speech in which things or ideas are given human attributes

What is the definition of metaphor?

A figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another, or by substituting a more descriptive word for the more common or usual word that would be expected

Repetition of the same beginning sound in a sequence

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds

What is the definition of onomatopoeia?

A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds

The occurrence of the same sound at the end of two or more words

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

A figure of speech in which things or ideas are given human attributes

What is the definition of personification?

A figure of speech in which things or ideas are given human attributes

Repetition of the same beginning sound in a sequence

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds

What is the definition of repetition?

A word or line that is repeated, usually to evoke an emotion or create a rhythm

The occurrence of the same sound at the end of two or more words

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds

What is the definition of rhyme?

The occurrence of the same sound at the end of two or more words

A figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another

Words used to imitate sounds

A figure of speech in which things or ideas are given human attributes

What is the definition of simile?

A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word 'like' or 'as'

Repetition of the same beginning sound in a sequence

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds

What is the definition of stanza?

A paragraph of the poem

The occurrence of the same sound at the end of two or more words

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds

What is the definition of pun?

The use of a word in a way that plays on its different meanings

Repetition of the same beginning sound in a sequence

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds

What is the definition of symbolism?

The use of one thing to represent another

Repetition of the same beginning sound in a sequence

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses

A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds

Which literary device is used in the following sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Which literary devices are present in the line 'She sells seashells by the seashore'?

Alliteration

Repetition

Rhyme

Personification

What literary device is being used in the phrase 'time flies'?

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Onomatopoeia

Identify the literary device in the sentence: 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

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