english language devices

Question 1

What is a metaphor?

Answer 1

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly.

Question 2

True or False: Similes use ‘like’ or ‘as’ to make comparisons.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: An ________ is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Answer 3

hyperbole

Question 4

What is personification?

Answer 4

The attribution of human characteristics to non-human entities.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of alliteration? a) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers b) The sun is shining c) She sells seashells by the seashore

Answer 5

a

Question 6

What is the purpose of irony?

Answer 6

To convey a meaning that is opposite to the literal meaning.

Question 7

True or False: An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Define ‘imagery’.

Answer 8

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

Question 9

What is an idiom?

Answer 9

A phrase or expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements.

Question 10

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a comparison between two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Answer 10

simile

Question 11

What device uses a part to represent the whole?

Answer 11

Synecdoche

Question 12

True or False: A pun is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

What is the definition of ‘tone’ in literature?

Answer 13

The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a type of figurative language? a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Tautology d) Alliteration

Answer 14

c

Question 15

Define ‘symbolism’.

Answer 15

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Question 16

What is the purpose of a rhetorical question?

Answer 16

To make a point rather than to elicit an answer.

Question 17

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a narrative device that hints at future events.

Answer 17

foreshadowing

Question 18

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

Answer 18

A simile uses ‘like’ or ‘as’ for comparison, while a metaphor does not.

Question 19

True or False: Consonance refers to the repetition of vowel sounds.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

What is a ‘climax’ in a narrative?

Answer 20

The point of highest tension or drama in a story.

Question 21

Define ‘satire’.

Answer 21

The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or mock.

Question 22

Fill in the blank: An ________ is a statement that contradicts itself.

Answer 22

paradox

Question 23

What is the role of a ‘protagonist’?

Answer 23

The main character around whom the story revolves.

Question 24

True or False: A hyperbole is a form of understatement.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

What is 'diction' in writing?

Answer 25

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

Question 26

Which device uses repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words?

Answer 26

Alliteration

Question 27

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a literary device that provides hints about what will happen later in the story.

Answer 27

foreshadowing