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Literary Devices Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. Representation through language of a sensory experience
2. A feeling of excitement, curiosity, or expectation about what will happen
3. The words the author chooses to use
4. A humorous line that makes a play on words.
5. "My heart's a stereo"
6. Opposing character to the main characterEx. Ben Price
7. "He was free, he was free, he was free ..... " is an example of what?
8. Which literary device is a reference to a widely known historical person or story?
9. When you look up a word in the dictionary, you find its .....
10. Which is NOT a form of conflict?
11. Definition of Synecdoche
12. A ..... comes in the form of a question that makes a point instead of seeking an answer.
13. The sequence of events in a work of literature.
14. What role does the basement play in the story?
15. He is the last of the luckless labourers. What literary device has been used?
16. What point of view is this written?: "Suddenly a mouse timidly poked its head out of the bathroom door. I jumped up on the couch and squealed in surprise. My sister screamed in fear at my response to the mouse."
17. THE GARDEN IS THE RAINBOW OF COLORS
18. Which literary device is used to describe a character who is an unexpected hero?
19. This is a warning or indication of a future event
20. A technique where the author anticipates the audience's objections & addresses them is called
21. "Merry and tragical? Tedious and brief? That is hot ice, and wondrous strange snow! How shall we find the concord of this discord?"
22. Initial Incident
23. Select the vowel used in the following example of assonance.Pass the bowl of peas please!
24. The author may use dialogue or how others react around them to show personality.
25. The character (or force) who is in conflict withe the main character
26. Which is an example of an archetype?
27. Cat got your tongue?
28. And let me the canakin clink, clink; And let me the canakin clink A soldier's a man; A life's but a span; Why, then, let a soldier drink.
29. Blogs, vlogs, webinars and other interactive contents are multimedia .....
30. I smelled the delicious scent of yummy cookies baking in the oven.
31. The association(s) evoked by a word beyond its literal meaning.
32. ..... is a rhetorical device in which a statement or situation contrasts with what is expected or known.
33. The main character of the story is shy and struggles to make new friends at school. Which type of conflict is shown?
34. Equations in which the first pair of words has the same relationship as the second pair of words
35. Why are literary devices used in writing?
36. Death crept in without a word and stole what was most dear to me.
37. Pathetic Fallacy
38. There's enough food on the table to feed an entire army!
39. "The fireworks went Boom" is an example of .....
40. This type of conflict is a struggle between a character and an outside force.
41. Her smile is the sunrise.
42. Read the sentence and identify the literary device that is used in it. Then, choose the correct answer: "She did not realize that opportunity was knocking at her door."
43. An object in literature represents something greater (an idea or a mood).
44. The atmosphere that pervades a literary work with the intention of evoking a certain emotion or feeling from the audience.
45. A reference to something famous or well known to the audience is called
46. Loyalty, hospitality, intelligence, family, self-control, courage
47. When the story tells us the way a character is
48. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words:Sarah sighed and sank into the sand.
49. Grade 9 Rome are Romans of this generation.
50. "Peter was a very lazy student. He did very little in class and never turned in his homework. "
51. What literary device involves the use of contradictory words in a sentence?
52. Identify the literary device being used:"Lana paced up and down the hall, and every few minutes headed to the window to check for the mail carrier. When he finally showed up, she ran down the path and stretched out her hand for the mail. She took a deep breath and, hands shaking, ripped open the envelope."
53. The character is in conflict with another person in the drama is called .....
54. Which of these are considered symbolism for love?
55. A word that resembles the sound it represents is a/an .....
56. A rhetorical or literary construction in which words or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or modified form (e.g., "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.")
57. Two negatives that make a vague positive (e.g., not bad)
58. Define a sonnet in poetry.
59. Which Sensory detail does this statement appeal to? The afternoon sun penetrated my upturned face .....
60. Which of these is an example of sarcasm?
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