Name _________________________________________________
Class ________
Literary Terms Quiz 1
Direction: Match the definitions on the right with the literary terms on the left. You will use each letter
only ONCE, but you WILL have letters left over.
1.
______ Diction
2.
______ Alliteration
3.
______ rhythm
4.
______ repetition
5.
______ rhyme
6.
______ Imagery
7.
______ Tone
8.
______ Allusion
9.
______ Metaphor
10. ______ Simile
A. reference to someone or something
famous
B. a comparison between two unlike
things using like or as (indirect)
C. the dictionary definition of a word
D. language appealing to the 5 senses
E. the author’s attitude toward the
subject
F. a direct comparison between two
unlike things
G. choice of words
H. the repetition of sounds in 2 or
more words that appear close to
each other in a poem
I. The deliberate use of any element of
language more than once
J. The varying speed, loudness, pitch,
elevation, intensity, and
expressiveness in speech, especially
in poetry.
K. The repetition of initial consonant
sounds in words
Literary Terms Quiz 1
Direction: Match the definitions on the right with the literary terms on the left. You will use each letter
only ONCE, but you WILL have letters left over.
1.
______ Diction
2.
______ Alliteration
3.
______ rhythm
4.
______ repetition
5.
______ rhyme
6.
______ Imagery
7.
______ Tone
8.
______ Allusion
9.
______ Metaphor
10. ______ Simile
A. reference to someone or something
famous
B. a comparison between two unlike
things using like or as (indirect)
C. the dictionary definition of a word
D. language appealing to the 5 senses
E. the author’s attitude toward the
subject
F. a direct comparison between two
unlike things
G. choice of words
H. the repetition of sounds in 2 or
more words that appear close to
each other in a poem
I. The deliberate use of any element of
language more than once
J. The varying speed, loudness, pitch,
elevation, intensity, and
expressiveness in speech, especially
in poetry.
K. The repetition of initial consonant
sounds in words
Name _________________________________________________
Class ________
Literary Terms Quiz 2
Literary Term
1. diction
2. alliteration
3. rhythm
4. repetition
5. rhyme
6. imagery
7. tone
8. allusion
9. metaphor
10. simile
Definition