Final Exam Vocab / Literary Device Quiz (Sets 1-5 & Pages 1&2)

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What does 'assert' mean?

State a fact or belief confidently

Whisper gently

Argue without evidence

Avoid responsibility

What is the best meaning of 'assess'?

To replace entirely

To disagree loudly

To evaluate or determine the value

To hide something

What does 'benign' refer to?

Harsh or aggressive

Toxic and harmful

Gentle and non-threatening

Complicated and confusing

What does 'bias' mean in a discussion?

A fair and balanced view

A scientific theory

Prejudice for or against something

Complete neutrality

What does 'clarify' mean?

To make something less detailed

To make something clear and understandable

To question something rudely

To summarize with emotion 

What is an audience in literature?

The writer's emotional tone

A narrator in a story

The people watching or reading a work

A celebrity featured in a commercial

What does characterization involve?

Plot development

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things

The moral of a story

Description of a character's qualities

What is a claim in writing?

A counterargument in persuasive writing

A main idea that an author avoids

A statement or position the author is defending

A title or heading in a passage

Identify the device: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

D. Hyperbole

B. Metaphor

C. Personification

A. Alliteration

Identify the device: 'He was a lion in the fight.'

C. Allusion

D. Hyperbole

B. Metaphor

A. Simile

Identify the device: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

A. Metaphor

B. Simile

D. Personification

C. Alliteration

Identify the device: 'I've told you a million times!'

A. Hyperbole

B. Simile

D. Personification

C. Alliteration

What is an example of alliteration?

A character's development

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

A statement comparing two things

A phrase with exaggeration

What literary device is used in ‘Sally silently sipped her soup’?

A. Alliteration

C. Hyperbole

D. Personification

B. Simile

In 'The leaves danced in the breeze...', what device is used?

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

What device describes an extreme exaggeration?

B. Simile

A. Hyperbole

D. Characterization

C. Alliteration

What literary element compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

C. Hyperbole

B. Simile

A. Alliteration

D. Characterization

Which device gives human qualities to non-human things?

D. Personification

B. Simile

A. Alliteration

C. Hyperbole

What term describes closely associated consonant sounds?

C. Hyperbole

D. Personification

B. Simile

A. Alliteration

Which option acts as a reference to a well-known concept?

A. Hyperbole

D. Simile

C. Allusion

B. Characterization

What does 'assert' mean?

State a fact or belief confidently

Whisper gently

Argue without evidence

Avoid responsibility

What is the best meaning of 'assess'?

To replace entirely

To disagree loudly

To evaluate or determine the value

To hide something

What does 'benign' refer to?

Harsh or aggressive

Toxic and harmful

Gentle and non-threatening

Complicated and confusing

What does 'bias' mean in a discussion?

A fair and balanced view

A scientific theory

Prejudice for or against something

Complete neutrality

What does 'clarify' mean?

To make something less detailed

To make something clear and understandable

To question something rudely

To summarize with emotion 

What is an audience in literature?

The writer's emotional tone

A narrator in a story

The people watching or reading a work

A celebrity featured in a commercial

What does characterization involve?

Plot development

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things

The moral of a story

Description of a character's qualities

What is a claim in writing?

A counterargument in persuasive writing

A main idea that an author avoids

A statement or position the author is defending

A title or heading in a passage

Identify the device: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

D. Hyperbole

B. Metaphor

C. Personification

A. Alliteration

Identify the device: 'He was a lion in the fight.'

C. Allusion

D. Hyperbole

B. Metaphor

A. Simile

Identify the device: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

A. Metaphor

B. Simile

D. Personification

C. Alliteration

Identify the device: 'I've told you a million times!'

A. Hyperbole

B. Simile

D. Personification

C. Alliteration

What is an example of alliteration?

A character's development

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

A statement comparing two things

A phrase with exaggeration

What literary device is used in ‘Sally silently sipped her soup’?

A. Alliteration

C. Hyperbole

D. Personification

B. Simile

In 'The leaves danced in the breeze...', what device is used?

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

What device describes an extreme exaggeration?

B. Simile

A. Hyperbole

D. Characterization

C. Alliteration

What literary element compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

C. Hyperbole

B. Simile

A. Alliteration

D. Characterization

Which device gives human qualities to non-human things?

D. Personification

B. Simile

A. Alliteration

C. Hyperbole

What term describes closely associated consonant sounds?

C. Hyperbole

D. Personification

B. Simile

A. Alliteration

Which option acts as a reference to a well-known concept?

A. Hyperbole

D. Simile

C. Allusion

B. Characterization