Q.1
Match the definition to the correct literary technique. An object, person or color used to represent an idea.
  • Theme
  • Mood
  • Symbol
  • Simile
Q.2
Match the definition to the correct literary technique. The repetition of the 's' or 'sh' sound.
  • Sibilance
  • Alliteration
  • Scansion
  • Simile
Q.3
Match the definition to the correct literary technique. Non-literal language; metaphorical or rhetorical language.
  • Formal language
  • Figurative language
  • Creative language
  • Informal language
Q.4
Match the definition to the correct literary technique. An example of figurative language which treats one thing as if it were another.
  • Metaphor
  • Alliteration
  • Paradox
  • Utopia
Q.5
Match the definition to the correct literary technique. A story in which everything symbolizes something else.
  • Fiction
  • Motif
  • Allegory
  • Narrative
Q.6
Match the definition to the correct literary technique. The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together.
  • Rhyme
  • Sonnet
  • Assonance
  • Onomatopoeia
Q.7
Match the definition to the correct literary technique. A word which recreates the sound which it represents.
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Alliteration
  • Assonance
  • Consonance
Q.8
Match the definition to the correct literary technique. A description of one thing as being similar to something else.
  • Metaphor
  • Personification
  • Simile
  • Idiom
Q.9
Match the definition to the correct literary technique. A contrast between the audience's expectations and the reality of events.
  • Satire
  • Paradox
  • Situational irony
  • Dramatic irony
Q.10
Match the definition to the correct literary technique. An example of figurative language in which inanimate objects are given human characteristics.
  • Trope
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Hyperbole
  • Personification
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