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Literary Devices Quiz 101 (60 MCQs)

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1. Stories that are set in the Wild West, the main character's strengths, skills, or size have been exaggerated and the tone is funny
2. "Johnny was as quick as lightning" means .....
3. What story is this from? "It involves a study of the human heart which leads us through devious mazes of passion, out of which it is difficult to find our way."
4. (n.) something that does not have a single clear meaning
5. Define Parallel Structure.
6. Which word means:To compare two things WITHOUT using like or as?
7. Choose the answer that is true:
8. Which level of diction would this be?"I simply cannot bear the thought of no long weekends approaching!"
9. This is the most exciting part of the story. It is also the turning point.
10. Which literary device compares two objects using like or as?
11. Repeating a word, phrase, or clause intentionally to create rhythm or structure.
12. During a literature class, Grace noticed the sentence 'The flowers danced in the wind' in a poem. She asked Evelyn and James, which literary device is being used in this sentence?
13. "After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony." What is being personified?
14. A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike
15. A person or creature in a story.
16. What literary device do these lines use:Music; why thy powers employOnly for the sons of joy?
17. Nobody invites Edward to parties because he is a wet blanket.
18. What are the Germanic tribes that settled in England?
19. The feeling the READER gets based on the AUTHOR'S word choices
20. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.Poetic device is
21. "Two, glue, blew, zoo, " is an example of .....
22. " The road was a ribbon of moonlight" is what type of literary device
23. When all at once I saw a crowd, A host of golden Daffodils;Beside the Lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
24. The attitude or "personality" of a piece of writing is called the
25. "Kisses are the flowers of affection" is an example of:
26. Choose the correct literary device for the following examples:Jumbo ShrimpBig babyPretty ugly
27. The golden apple pie's fragrance permeated the room with warmth.
28. A man named "Art" is an artist.
29. "He tells the history of Panem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called North America."
30. The gentle wind kissed my cheeks.
31. When a situation turns out differently from what one would expect normally-though the twist is oddly appropriate.
32. She was so pretty my eyes popped out!
33. Which genre primarily focuses on recounting personal experiences and reflections of the author?
34. An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected.
35. She knew she would have to work hard, but Jana had always wanted to win the spelling bee.
36. Ben knew his friend was about to receive a check for not being prepared for class. This would have been the third day in a row he would have to stand out from recess. Ben gave the pencil to Tim. Later, Ben received a check and had to stand out from recess.
37. The part of the plot that presents and develops the conflicts in the text; piques the reader's interest and develops conflict and characters
38. Which figurative language is an exaggeration that is so dramatic, no one could believe it?
39. This is a form of figurative language that uses exaggeration for effect.
40. Her long hair was a flowing golden river.
41. Description evoking the use of the five senses
42. Which literary device is shown here? 6 ten provincia narrat esse bellam?7 tecum Lesbia nostra comparatur?
43. The ..... meaning of words does not mean what it said.It can be connotation or the feeling / idea we give a word.
44. What am I? I am a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. I often appear at the beginning of a story, or a chapter. I help the reader develop expectations about the coming events. I am known as
45. Which literary device is being used in the sentence, "The flowers nodded their heads in agreement" ?
46. The assembly was like watching grass grow. This means:
47. My dad is a clown, always joking around and acting goofier than anyone I know.
48. Particular word order forming an ABBA arrangement
49. Words spelled the way they sound
50. What is the difference between the falling action and resolution?
51. "The coffee shop smelled of coffee, yet it tasted like grain. He set his eyes on the beans before hearing them falter to the blender; the air was clear."
52. "Millions of hands and feet were marching toward the refrigerator door" is an example of
53. "Ozma took the arm of her hostess, but Dorothy lagged behind. When at last she rejoined Glinda and Ozma in the hall, she found them talking earnestly about the condition of the people, and how to make them more happy and contented-although they were already the happiest and most contented folks in all the world. This interested Ozma, of course, but it didn't interest Dorothy very much, so the little girl ran over to the big table on which was lying open Glinda's Great Book of Records." Ozma of Oz by Frank L. Baum
54. What is our Inference equation?
55. When a character has a problem with any force of nature, including setting, weather, etc.
56. POV:the story is addressed to a "you, " generally assumed it actually refers to the narrator him/herself.
57. Brush that aside and shake it off.
58. Clues or hints that something will happen later
59. Narrator is all-knowing and can tell thoughts and feelings of everyone is known as which point of view?
60. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. (Ex:I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!)
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