Literary Devices
Fun Facts
100

What device was used in the line "Where love will bless the earth"?

A. Metaphor

B. Simile

C. Imagery

D. Alliteration

C. Imagery

100

Where was Langston Hughes born? 

A. Columbia, Missouri

B. Sedalia, Missouri

C. Joplin, Missouri

D. Kansas City, Missouri

C. Joplin, Missouri

200

What device is used for the lines "No other man will SCORN" and "peace its paths ADORN"

A. Simile

B. Rhyme

C. Metaphor

D. Symbolism

B. Rhyme

200

What university did Langston Hughes graduate from?

A. Lincoln University 

B. Annamalai University 

C. University of Missouri

D. Columbia University

A. Lincoln University

300

What device was used in the line "Where greed no longer saps the soul"?

A. Metaphor

B. Imagery

C. Simile

D. Personification

D. Personification

300

How did Langston Hughes die?

A. Heart disease

B. Old age

C. Pneumonia

D. Prostate cancer

D. Prostate cancer

400

What device was used in the line "And joy, like a pearl,"?

A. Simile 

B. Personification 

C. Metaphor 

D. irony

A. Simile

400

What theaters were founded by Langston Hughes?

A. Skyloft Players Theater, Tower Theater, New Nergro Theater

B. Hudson Theater, Skyloft Players Theater, Mercury Theater

C. Suitcase Theater, New Nergro Theater, Skyloft Players Theater

D. Suitcase Theater, Tower Theater, Hudson Theater, Mercury Theater

C. Suitcase Theater, New Nergro Theater, Skyloft Players Theater

500

What device was used in the lines "And joy, like a pearl, Attends the needs of all mankind"?

A. Metaphor 

B. Alliteration 

C. Imagery

D. Personification 

D. Personification

500

What Major subject did Langston Hughes study in college?

A. Literature & Art

B. Engineering & Chemistry 

C. Psychology

D. Law

B. Engineering and Chemistry 

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