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Literary Devices in English Language Quiz

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

Personification

Explanation

Attributing human qualities to non-human entities.

In literature, what is onomatopoeia?

The use of words that imitate the sounds they describe

Explanation

Words imitating sounds for effect.

What is the literary device used in the sentence: 'Time flew by as we laughed and played in the sun'?

Personification

Explanation

Assigning human qualities to abstract concepts.

Which literary device is employed in the phrase: 'The leaves danced in the wind'?

Personification

Explanation

Attributing human actions to non-human things.

Which literary device is used in the phrase: 'The world is a stage'?

Metaphor

Explanation

Stating one thing is another.

What is the literary device used in the sentence: 'The flowers nodded their heads in the gentle breeze'?

Personification

Explanation

Assigning human attributes to nature.

Which literary device is used in the following sentence: 'The silence was as deafening as thunder'?

Simile

Explanation

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Which literary device is employed in the phrase: 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

Personification

Explanation

Assigning human attributes to the wind.

Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: 'His words are a soothing balm to her wounded heart.'

Metaphor

Explanation

Implied comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.

#10

Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: 'The darkness wrapped around her like a heavy blanket.'

Metaphor

Explanation

Comparing without using 'like' or 'as'.

#11

What literary device is exemplified in the phrase: 'The thunder growled menacingly in the distance'?

Onomatopoeia

Explanation

Words imitating sounds.

#12

Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: 'The sound of the waves is music to my ears.'

Personification

Explanation

Attributing human abilities to non-human things.

#13

What literary device is exemplified in the phrase: 'The fire's fingers reached out, licking at the wood'?

Personification

Explanation

Assigning human characteristics to non-human elements.

#14

Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: 'The city never sleeps.'

Personification

Explanation

Attributing human actions to non-human entities.

#15

What literary device is exemplified in the phrase: 'The concert was a cacophony of sounds'?

Metaphor

Explanation

Implied comparison, stating one thing is another.

#16

In literature, what is synecdoche?

A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole

Explanation

Using a part to represent the whole or vice versa.

#17

In literature, what is assonance?

The repetition of similar vowel sounds

Explanation

Repetition of vowel sounds for effect.

#18

In literature, what is irony?

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

Explanation

Contradiction between expectation and reality.

#19

In literature, what is metonymy?

A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole

Explanation

Using a closely related term to represent something.

Literary Devices in English Language Quiz

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

In literature, what is onomatopoeia?

What is the literary device used in the sentence: 'Time flew by as we laughed and played in the sun'?

Which literary device is employed in the phrase: 'The leaves danced in the wind'?

Which literary device is used in the phrase: 'The world is a stage'?

What is the literary device used in the sentence: 'The flowers nodded their heads in the gentle breeze'?

Which literary device is used in the following sentence: 'The silence was as deafening as thunder'?

Which literary device is employed in the phrase: 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: 'His words are a soothing balm to her wounded heart.'

Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: 'The darkness wrapped around her like a heavy blanket.'

What literary device is exemplified in the phrase: 'The thunder growled menacingly in the distance'?

Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: 'The sound of the waves is music to my ears.'

What literary device is exemplified in the phrase: 'The fire's fingers reached out, licking at the wood'?

Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: 'The city never sleeps.'

What literary device is exemplified in the phrase: 'The concert was a cacophony of sounds'?

In literature, what is synecdoche?

In literature, what is assonance?

In literature, what is irony?

In literature, what is metonymy?

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