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Literary Devices Quiz 108 (60 MCQs)

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1. When the author reveals the character's personality through their actions or speech
2. President Snow from The Hunger Games is an example of which type of character?
3. EXAMPLE:Her hand was as cold as ice when she touched my feverish forehead, sending shivers down my spine.
4. A word which describes a character's personality, or how she/he acts in the story; must be backed up with evidence from the text.
5. The dog smiled with/ mouth jagged gaped.
6. What is the series of events in a story?
7. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:The water angrily flowed towards the sea.
8. Which character in The Alchemist represents the concept of 'Maktub'?
9. "A word is deadWhen it is said, Some say.I say it justBegins to liveThat day."
10. "O Captain! My Captain!"
11. The tree spread its gigantic, sun-flecked shoulders.
12. Which of these is NOT an example of irony?
13. Specific word choice
14. A reference to a well known person, myth, historical event, or biblical story
15. This refers to structures used by writers in their works to convey their messages.
16. There are two different types of Maps. They are:
17. What does setting refer to in a literary work?
18. Supporting details should .....
19. The character or force in conflict with the protagonist
20. A statement that conveys the central message of a story:
21. The novel's fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers.
22. In the sentence "Go mow the lawn, " the vowel sounds repeat. That's why it's an example of (a)
23. Descriptions that engage readers through the five senses:sight, sound, smell, taste, touch; also called imagery
24. An exaggerated story about something that may have been real at one time
25. Relating human feelings to something not human
26. What is the formal division of lines in a poem that is considered a unit?
27. Roger tells Luella that he wants to buy .....
28. Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words mortified and embarrassed? A. Sam was mortified when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly. B. Sam was embarrassed when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.
29. The opposite of what you'd expect to happen
30. " ..... it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes business people; it takes community leaders; it takes those who protect our health and safety. It takes all of us." This excerpt includes repetition of a group of words at the beginning of phrases. It is a technique called:
31. Writing that is true or factual
32. Language that is not to be interpreted in a literal sense.
33. Often used in warnings or promises
34. Conflict is the struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions. The types of conflict are:
35. The most exciting part of the story is called the .....
36. "May day delay" is an example of what?
37. My alarm clock yells at me in the morning
38. The phrase 'time flies' is an example of .....
39. Pepsi, it gives you wings.
40. The poetic form that mourns the dead and is sorrowful in tone is .....
41. What two other literary devices does interplay combine?
42. "To me alone there came a thought of grief"
43. What is this an example of? My love is like a red, red rose.
44. What is "a figure of speech which compares two things without using 'like' or 'as' ''?
45. The use of words or a situation that is opposite that what we expect to happen
46. He's really on the ball today.
47. What is being used here?:Life is a highway
48. What technique is being used in the following passage:The moon was a silver ship sailing through the sea.
49. The sheriff carried a shield shaped like a star.
50. Noah, Lily, and Grace are writing a story for their English class. From whose perspective should they tell the story to make it more engaging?
51. The story of one's life told by oneself
52. Which two terms are synonymous to the term 'literary devices'?
53. A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses:sight, taste, touch, hearing, and smell.
54. Something about the way he looked at me made me feel uneasy.
55. Sally and Johnny are going to get pizza tonight. They are getting it from their favorite pizza restaurant. This statement is:
56. Writing that is meant to be acted on a stage (a play)
57. "We could not believe Mrs. Waterbury's ..... that she had never heard of Rock and Roll.
58. Which type of imagery deals with "smell" ?
59. Example:Hector became Superman and swooped in and rescued the cat from the burning building.
60. Conceal, don't feel don't let them know/ Now they know
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