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Literary Devices

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Explore the world of literary devices and test your knowledge on metaphors, similes, personification, and more

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1
What is a metaphor?
A symbolic representation
A direct comparison
An exaggerated statement
A sound device
2
Which device creates vivid images?
Hyperbole
Imagery
Metaphor
Alliteration
3
What is a narrative?
A type of poem
A spoken story
A written account
A literary device
4
Which device contrasts ideas?
Imagery
Alliteration
Juxtaposition
Metaphor
5
What is personification?
A rhyme scheme
Giving human traits
A narrative style
A type of metaphor
6
What does alliteration mean?
Repetition of sounds
Rhyming words
Opposite meanings
Imagery in writing
7
What is a stanza?
A narrative style
A literary device
A type of rhyme
A group of lines
8
Which device creates rhythm?
Meter
Simile
Imagery
Metaphor
9
What is a pun?
A narrative style
A rhyme scheme
A serious statement
A type of joke
10
True or false: Irony is always funny.
False
True
11
Which device gives human qualities?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
12
What is a symbol?
A type of character
A rhyme scheme
Something that represents
A narrative style
13
What is an oxymoron?
A narrative style
A rhyme scheme
A type of pun
Contradictory terms
14
True or false: Similes use 'like' or 'as'.
False
True
15
Which device uses sound repetition?
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Imagery
16
Which device uses exaggeration?
Alliteration
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
17
True or false: Imagery appeals to the senses.
False
True
18
What is a theme?
A rhyme scheme
Main idea of a story
A type of character
A literary device