English Literary Devices Quiz

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.

A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as').

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, but the comparison is not directly stated.

A figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. (correct)

The clouds were like cotton candy in the sky. (correct)

The clouds covered the sky in a thick blanket.

The clouds were fluffy and white in the sky.

The clouds danced across the sky.

Comparing two things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Giving human characteristics to non-human things. (correct)

Describing an object as if it were a person.

Using a word with a different meaning.