The Dance of Letters

Description: The Dance of Letters is a quiz that tests your knowledge of the relationship between language and art.
Number of Questions: 15
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What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a picture in the reader's mind?

  1. Imagery

  2. Metaphor

  3. Simile

  4. Personification


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Imagery is a literary device that uses words to create a picture in the reader's mind.

What is the name of the literary device that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'?

  1. Imagery

  2. Metaphor

  3. Simile

  4. Personification


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A simile is a literary device that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

What is the name of the literary device that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea?

  1. Imagery

  2. Metaphor

  3. Simile

  4. Personification


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Personification is a literary device that gives human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a sound effect?

  1. Onomatopoeia

  2. Alliteration

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Onomatopoeia is a literary device that uses words to create a sound effect.

What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a rhythm?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Meter is a literary device that uses words to create a rhythm.

What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a rhyme?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rhyme is a literary device that uses words to create a rhyme.

What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a sense of harmony or dissonance?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Assonance is a literary device that uses words to create a sense of harmony or dissonance.

What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a sense of tension or suspense?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Consonance is a literary device that uses words to create a sense of tension or suspense.

What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a sense of surprise or shock?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Meter is a literary device that uses words to create a sense of surprise or shock.

What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a sense of humor?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rhyme is a literary device that uses words to create a sense of humor.

What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a sense of sadness or melancholy?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Assonance is a literary device that uses words to create a sense of sadness or melancholy.

What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a sense of joy or happiness?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Consonance is a literary device that uses words to create a sense of joy or happiness.

What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a sense of anger or rage?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Meter is a literary device that uses words to create a sense of anger or rage.

What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a sense of fear or horror?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rhyme is a literary device that uses words to create a sense of fear or horror.

What is the name of the literary device that uses words to create a sense of love or romance?

  1. Meter

  2. Rhyme

  3. Assonance

  4. Consonance


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Assonance is a literary device that uses words to create a sense of love or romance.

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