This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 110 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 110 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The use of smooth or flowing sounds; often used in description of love, happiness, joy, et cetera A) Onomatopoeia. B) Euphony. C) Cacophony. D) Aural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphony. 2. Are you hungry? Lets find a cafe to eat ....., ....., and ..... food. A) Potatoes, cauliflower, rice. B) Chicken, beef, pork. C) Vegetables, fruits, ice cream. D) Doritos, donuts, dried. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doritos, donuts, dried. 3. A hint at what will happen next, or at some point, in the story A) Presupposition. B) Foreshadowing. C) Clue. D) Preview. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 4. What is a common FIGURE OF SPEECH in English that does not literally mean what it says? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Idiom. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 5. Colloquialism is..... A) Highly descriptive language. B) Using casual and informal language. C) Using symbols to represent concepts or idea. D) Recurs throughout the story and helps develop theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using casual and informal language. 6. What is the definition of Language Choices A) A story or narrative with two meanings; the obvious or literal meaning that is immediately clear, and a second, usually hidden meaning. B) This includes individual word choices based on connotations, as well as specific overall language choices used to characterise certain characters and develop a stronger sense of voice. C) The strength or force of a word, which low modality words being passive while high modality words are forceful. D) Language, words and/or expressions that have meaning beyond their literal interpretation, often used to express links between ideas, characters and concepts or subtly tie into overall themes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This includes individual word choices based on connotations, as well as specific overall language choices used to characterise certain characters and develop a stronger sense of voice. 7. Analysis is when you ..... A) Give a brief statement or account of the main points of something. B) Complete a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation. C) Look at the perspective or attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place or development. D) Have a casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation. 8. What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told? A) Tone. B) Symbol. C) Irony. D) Point Of View. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point Of View. 9. What is a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else? A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 10. Who is the poet of Leisure? A) W.H. Davies. B) Jeannie Kirby. C) W.H. Smith. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) W.H. Davies. 11. Imagine Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany are reading a complex legal document filled with ambiguous language. How does this ambiguous language affect their understanding of the document? A) Ambiguous language makes the document straightforward and easy for Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany to understand. B) Ambiguous language makes the document confusing and hard for Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany to understand. C) Ambiguous language allows Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany to interpret the document in multiple ways, enhancing their understanding. D) Ambiguous language has no effect on Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany's understanding of the document. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguous language allows Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany to interpret the document in multiple ways, enhancing their understanding. 12. The golden cup for the winner shone in the sun. This sentence is an example of: A) Visual imagery. B) Tactile imagery. C) Auditory imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visual imagery. 13. What are the 4 types of Irony? A) Verbal, Allegory, Meme, and Dramatic. B) Verbal, Dramatic, Situational, and Symbolism. C) Verbal, Dramatic, Situational, and Satire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbal, Dramatic, Situational, and Satire. 14. What did the seventh man decide to do to overcome the tragedy of his friend? A) He never came to his hometown. B) He burned K's paintings. C) He went to the same beach where K dissapeared. D) He got married. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He went to the same beach where K dissapeared. 15. Zaroff is hunting Rainsford on the island. This makes him an example of a/an ..... A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonist. 16. Man vs. self is an internal conflict. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 17. He was so hideous I got blind! A) Hyperbole. B) Idiom. C) Allusion. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 18. The muck sucked viciously at his foot ..... A) Allusion. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 19. The waves pounded against the shore so hard making it difficult for Shane to ride a wave. Shane kept falling off his board. What type of conflict? A) Character vs society. B) Character vs nature. C) Character vs character. D) Character vs self. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Character vs nature. 20. This example describes which literary device? Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia 1991-1993 / This example describes which literary device? Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia 1991-1993 A) Mood. B) Setting. C) Tone. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 21. Form of language that is specific to an area or region A) Tone. B) Sarcasm. C) Mood. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialect. 22. He's as fast as a cheetah. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 23. The space between each stanza. A) Space. B) Line break. C) Indent. D) Gap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Line break. 24. It is an element of short story which is referred to as the obstacles in the story. A) Setting. B) Conflict. C) Theme. D) Characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 25. "Ten thousand saw I at a glanceTossing their heads in sprightly dance"How many literary devices are used in those sentences? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 26. "Cold and weighted down with two oranges in my pocket" is an example of which literary device? (a) A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) A imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A imagery. 27. " like Hazelnut flavored coffee about as much as the citizens of Bostons like English tea." This is an example of which literary device? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 28. Pranced and paced A) Alliteration. B) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 29. Which part of the plot diagram happens directly as a result of the climax? A) Denouement. B) Rising action. C) Falling action. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Falling action. 30. Veronica was so upset when she found out that her little sister was reading her text messages. What type of characterization did the writer use? A) Direct. B) Indirect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. 31. This is an example of what kind of literary device:"Leaves were dancing in the wind." A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 32. Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure A) Antithesis. B) Antihuman. C) Comedy. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antithesis. 33. Character or force who opposes the protagonist (villain) A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Indirect characterization. D) Direct characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonist. 34. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room." What literary device is used? A) Allusion. B) Paradox. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 35. How does a political cartoon use hyperbole to emphasize a point, Shivansh, Vibhu and Tara? A) By incorporating humor and wit to engage readers. B) By utilizing caricature and exaggeration to make a point. C) By employing irony and satire to critique political figures. D) By using symbolism and metaphor to convey a message. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By utilizing caricature and exaggeration to make a point. 36. Form of language peculiar to a specific region or social group A) Diction. B) Dialogue. C) Connotation. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialect. 37. The internal struggle of a character;takes place in the character's mindmay struggle to pick between options or is having a mental struggle A) Man vs. Society. B) Man vs. Nature. C) Man vs. Man. D) Man vs. Himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man vs. Himself. 38. How is Mood related to the author's message? A) Preview of what is to come. B) Specific words that make pictures in the mind. C) Author's word choice. D) Moral or lesson learned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author's word choice. 39. One who steals books A) Bibliophile. B) Bibliography. C) Bibliology. D) Biblioklept. E) Bibliophobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biblioklept. 40. Sarah is my best friend. A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Third Person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Person. 41. I create a picture in the reader's mind A) Alliteration. B) Imagery. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 42. THAT PARTICULAR POINT IN A NARRATIVE AT WHICH THE CONFLICT OR TENSION HITS THE HIGHEST POINT. A) Climax. B) Turning point. C) Resolution. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 43. A type of figurative language that exaggerates subjects is called: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 44. "I went to the mall" is an example of ..... A) 2nd person Point-of-View. B) 3rd person Point-of-View. C) 1st person Point-of-View. D) 4th person Point-of-View. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1st person Point-of-View. 45. Which word refers to a platitude or overused expression? A) Gullible. B) Choleric. C) Cliche. D) Guile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cliche. 46. This is an important plot device often used in stories, plays in movies and sometimes even in poetry wherein the reader or the audience know more about the cause of conflict, impending resolution or the prevailing situation in the story than the other characters involved. A) Verbal Irony. B) Situational Irony. C) Dramatic Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic Irony. 47. When the narrator knows everything, the thoughts and feelings of all characters, this is ..... A) Limited point of view. B) Omniscient point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omniscient point of view. 48. Come slowly, Eden Lips unused to thee. Bashful, sip thy jasmines, As the fainting bee, Reaching late his flower, Round her chamber hums, Counts his nectars-alights, And is lost in balms! A) Limerick. B) Free Verse. C) Alliteration. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free Verse. 49. Which one of these sentences does NOT use the interrogative verb mood? A) Where are all of the mugs?. B) If I were able to fly, I would be sitting on a rooftop!. C) How many sensors were in the box?. D) How did you know?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If I were able to fly, I would be sitting on a rooftop!. 50. A reference to a well-known person, place, or thing outside of the story A) Analogy. B) Allusion. C) Generalization. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 51. "As the sun goes down and rises each day, so does our opportunity to start over and begin a new day." A) Analogy (a comparison of two things). B) Allusion. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy (a comparison of two things). 52. What is the tone of the sentence 'The slimy eyeball squeaked in its socket as the pus oozed out of it.'? A) Sad. B) Surprised. C) Disgusted. D) Excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disgusted. 53. The sun shone like a bright ball of fire. A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 54. Like a cavern; large and hollow. A) Cavernous. B) Trill. C) Perilous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cavernous. 55. What is the purpose of using irony in a political cartoon, according to Kavish, Vriti and Vaishnavi? A) To make a point about a political issue. B) To create a sense of humor. C) To show the hypocrisy of a political figure. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 56. "Tom and Jerry are mean and sneaky." A) Direct Characterization. B) Indirect Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Characterization. 57. Two seemingly unlike things that actually go together; Ex:Jumbo shrimp A) Oxymoron. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 58. How would you describe a flat character? A) We do not know much about them. B) We know a lot about them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We do not know much about them. 59. Situational irony refers to: A) A character's humorous or sarcastic remarks. B) The contrast between characters. C) The use of exaggerated language for emphasis. D) An instance when the opposite of what's expected occurs in a plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An instance when the opposite of what's expected occurs in a plot. 60. The highest point of action A) Falling action. B) Climax. C) Resolution. D) Exposition. 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