English

Literary Devices

Pick your question types, then spot the device!

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About this literary devices game

This free GCSE English game covers common literary devices used by writers — alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, foreshadowing, irony, symbolism and pathetic fallacy. Choose which question types to include, set your question count and time limit, then see how many you can get right.