Literary Devices Quiz 1

Question 1

I have a million things to do today.

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 2

This is a metaphor: The kids were like bowls of ice cream melting in the sun.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

The silly boys crawled around like bears in a cage.

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 4

good and fine are synonyms

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

using the word stingy instead of thrifty

Accepted Answer

has a negative connotation

Question 6

Shadows stalked the young girl through the dark forest.

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 7

a word that has the same or a similar meaning

Accepted Answer

synonym

Question 8

Sally sell seashells down by the seashore

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 9

Life is a rollercoaster

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 10

This is a metaphor: The kids were just bowls of ice cream melting in the sun.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

It is raining cats and dogs.

Accepted Answer

idiom

Question 12

an idea or feeling that a word invokes

Accepted Answer

connotation

Question 13

the dictionary definition of a word

Accepted Answer

denotation

Question 14

a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature, movie, etc.

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 15

tall and short are synonyms

Accepted Answer

False

Questions 15