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Literary Devices Quiz 107 (60 MCQs)

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1. Clues that hint at what's to come
2. Macbeth kills Duncan and then almost immediately decides that someone else must die because of the witches predictions. Who?
3. The recording or re-creation of a character's flow of thought
4. When you say one thing, but mean the opposite
5. Author gives a hint as to what is to come later on in the story
6. MY BREAKES SCREECHED TO A STOP AT THE RED LIGHT .....
7. When you are analyzing poetry and you're trying to find the meaning beyond the literal meaning of the words, you are looking at the .....
8. What is the name of Ben Tang's store?
9. The act of repeating (an event, word, sound, etc)
10. The meaning/emotions associated with a word
11. What is this:He is as happy as a clam
12. Highest point of emotional intensity in the plot.
13. At 3 p.m. Jorge said, "I'm STARVING. I haven't eaten since lunch."
14. The character struggles against an outside force.
15. The comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as (Ex. Her eyes were a vast ocean)
16. You are my kryptonite.
17. Kozmy is so big he could break a tower!
18. Which character wears an earring?
19. " ..... fiend angelical ..... "
20. Goodnight, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite
21. This is another fine mess you have got us into.
22. A character who does not change at all in a story
23. " ..... I always take a moment to listen carefully for the hum that means the fence is live. Right now, it's silent as a stone."
24. The antagonist of a story is .....
25. Paying bills is like pulling teeth is an example of .....
26. A comparison of two seemingly unlikethings WITHOUT using words "like" or "as"
27. The general emotion behind what is said by the author/speaker in a piece of literature.
28. What are the repeated 'S' sounds most often caused by?
29. "My son, Dean, dances daily to Bob Dylan songs" is an example of a(n)
30. The Point of View from .....
31. What does it really mean: "There are butterflies in my stomach!'
32. What is the sequence of events in a story?
33. An object that represents a bigger idea
34. A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain geographical area or a certain group of individuals
35. What is a literary device that represents the comparison of two unlike things often introduced using like or as?
36. A description provided in the text of a play
37. The perspective from which the story is told describes which literary device?
38. Refers to the time and place in which the events occur in the novel
39. The repetition of the same vowel sound within a phrase
40. A meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly. Words carry cultural and emotional associations or meanings, in addition to their literal meanings. This term is
41. SmackCrunchBoomMeow are all examples of .....
42. A figure of speech in which the author grants lifelike qualities to nonhuman objects
43. Introduces the setting, the characters and the basic situation.
44. Macbeth laments about a "fruitless crown" and a "barren scepter." Where are these frustrations rooted?
45. The repetition of sound at the ends of words; often found in poetry.
46. When you use the words "like" or "as" in comparing two seemingly unrelated things, you are using what literary device?
47. The stage of a story's plot in which the author provides important background information about the setting and characters
48. What does the myth Pandora's Box explain about humans living on earth?
49. Finding Nemo is an example of .....
50. The least common point-of-view stories are told from .....
51. "He is older than dirt." What does that mean?
52. What is the literary device used to create a sense of surprise or humor by stating the opposite of what is expected?
53. Which literary device is this:the weather is so bad, it's raining cats and dogs
54. Where animals, inanimate objects, or non-human things are portrayed as people, by walking, talking, or being given arms, legs, facial features, human movements
55. Which of these groups of words are onomatopoeic?
56. "The students roughly seized the girl" is an example of
57. Stores that feature characters like Cinderella exist in many cultures around the world. Cinderella is a(n)
58. A kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human
59. What is this an example of?A fire station catching on fire.
60. Play on words when words have more than one meaning
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