Literary Devices Quizzes, Questions & Answers
Recent Literary Devices Quizzes
Carefully read each passage and decide which answer best describe the tone, correct dialogue, or alludes to a historical event, the bible, or a mythological figure.
Questions: 17 | Attempts: 460 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionPassage #1 “I shall throw you on a black ship and send you to the mainland, To King Echetos, destroyer of all mortal men, Who will cut off your nostrils with a sharp bronze sword; He will tear of your private parts and give them to the dogs to eat raw.” --Homer, The Odyssey Which word best describes the tone? In other words, how does the speaker feel about/toward the subject?
Dive into the 'Narrative Elements and Figurative Language! Trivia Quiz' and explore key literary concepts such as setting, theme, point of view, protagonist, and conflict. This quiz enhances understanding of essential narrative...
Questions: 25 | Attempts: 687 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023
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Sample QuestionThe time and location in which a story takes place.
Fill in the blanks with the following terms:
poetry
rhythm
repetition
onomatopoeia
refrain
stanza
alliteration
rhyme
Questions: 8 | Attempts: 340 | Last updated: Mar 19, 2023
See if you can identify the literary devices used in this lines from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 4742 | Last updated: Aug 28, 2023
Ever noticed how certain phrases in a book make you think or feel more deeply? That's the power of literary devices at work. Our Literary Devices Quiz is designed to enhance your understanding of the techniques that writers...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 16681 | Last updated: Jan 15, 2025
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Sample QuestionWhat literary device is used in "She is as brave as a lion"?
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. Foreshadowing often appears at the beginning of a story, or a chapter, and it helps the reader develop...
Questions: 5 | Attempts: 3327 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhat is foreshadowing?
Do you know about Oxymorons? Our fun 'Oxymoron: Literary Trivia Questions' quiz will test your knowledge about this literary device. Oxymoron has been used in literature for the longest time, and we got to cover how it is...
Questions: 10 | Attempts: 5508 | Last updated: Oct 25, 2024
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Sample QuestionWhich of the following is NOT an oxymoron?
Explore the GT English Rhetorical Devices quiz to master the use of various rhetorical figures such as Anadiplosis, Anaphora, Chiasmus, and Paradox. This quiz enhances understanding of complex English literary techniques, crucial...
Questions: 11 | Attempts: 84 | Last updated: Aug 28, 2023
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Sample QuestionWhich of the following is this: figure of repetition that occurs when the last word or terms in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of the next sentence, clause, or phrase.
Test your knowledge of literary terms by taking this quiz. Don't forget to share your results with others. You can keep your certificate if you'd like.
Questions: 14 | Attempts: 1540 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2023
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Sample Question"Buzzz" went the bee past Thomas's face. This is an example of what literary device? Choose one.
This quiz focuses on identifying literary devices in Homer's epic, specifically epithets and epic similes used in describing characters and actions. It assesses understanding of these devices, enhancing literary analysis skills...
Questions: 9 | Attempts: 202 | Last updated: Jan 30, 2025
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Sample QuestionSon of Laertes and gods of old,Odysseus, master mariner and soldier
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