Literary Devices and Figurative Language Quiz

Challenge yourself with 16 questions on literary devices and figurative language. Can you identify similes, metaphors, and more?

#1

Which literary device is used in the following sentence: 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'?

Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
#2

In the phrase 'time flies,' what literary device is being used?

Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
#3

In the phrase 'time is a thief,' what literary device is being used?

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
#4

Which literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human entities?

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
#5

Which literary device involves the use of exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
#6

What literary device is being employed in the statement: 'The flowers danced in the gentle breeze'?

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
#7

What literary device is being employed in the statement: 'The pen is mightier than the sword'?

Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
#8

Which literary device involves the repetition of the same consonant sound in close proximity?

Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
#9

What literary device is used in the phrase 'the silence was a loud roar'?

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
#10

Which literary device is employed in the statement: 'The road was a ribbon stretching across the desert'?

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
#11

What literary device is being used in the phrase 'the sun smiled down upon them'?

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
#12

In the phrase 'the wind whispered through the trees,' what literary device is being used?

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
#13

What literary device is being used in the statement: 'His words were a soothing balm to her troubled mind'?

Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
#14

What literary device is used in the phrase 'her eyes were daggers'?

Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
#15

Which literary device involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses?

Metaphor
Simile
Anaphora
Epiphora
#16

Which literary device involves the use of a part of something to represent the whole or vice versa?

Metonymy
Synecdoche
Euphemism
Litotes

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