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Literary Devices Quiz 111 (60 MCQs)

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1. "Meow, " the cat announced as he entered the room.
2. True or False:A story can only have one climax.
3. An example of an analogy is:
4. A use of words to mean the opposite of what they appear to mean.
5. This is when the lines don't flow or the words are harsh to listen to. Dissonance is cuando los lineas no se flyen en la manera que deben de fluir, o las palabras son duros.
6. The Notebook (movie)
7. Sinclair developed his novels diction by using words from the ..... language.
8. Jinu, Jo, and Jerry and juggled jars of jello and jam, in the jungle.
9. A type of writing that makes fun of or finds fault with shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about change
10. When our expectations of events does not match the reality of events.
11. Words that end with the same ending sound at the end of lines or stanzas.
12. What literary device is illustrated below?A man who needs medical assistance is run over by the ambulance sent to help him.
13. Which figure of speech compares two things using 'like' or 'as'?
14. The lesson about life or human nature that a story teaches
15. Why does Bassanio seek to marry Portia in the first place?
16. "Bis conatus erat casus effingerein auro; bis patriae CECIDEREmanus.
17. True or false:figurative language should be interpreted literally.
18. He was as quiet as a mouse reading quietly in the corner of the classroom.
19. What does "Titanium" by David Guerra symbolize?
20. This is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
21. The snake slowly, silently, slithered towards its prey
22. A look at past events to reveal something about the story
23. The villain of the story that works against the protagonist
24. Which of the following refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words placed close together?
25. The "mental pictures" that the readers get when reading a literary work. Touches on the five senses.
26. In a literary work, characters often find themselves up against many other characters during the plot. This is:
27. The chocolate cake begged to be eaten
28. The glow of the sun warmed her as it streamed through the dusty glass of the weathered old window pane. This is an example of:
29. When you rhyme, listen to how the word sounds, not how it's spelled
30. Let's play a fun game of 'Match the Word'! Can you find the word that fits this description?It's a clever trick or tool that writers use to make their stories more interesting and creative. What is it?
31. The reader is told exactly what the character is like.
32. What is deduction?
33. "Give much, give often, give freely." Which literary device is used here?
34. The use of an object or word to represent an abstract idea
35. "Chester shook the silver bell furiously like a fire alarm."
36. "Inciting incident" refers to .....
37. The rebels raised a white flag to negotiate.
38. The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject or a character
39. He thumped slowly down the hallway like a rhinoceros approaching a watering hole.
40. Which of the following is not an example of a literary device?
41. A group of words in a poem-sentence.
42. Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" has a direct meaning that makes it seem like Robert Frost was just out for a walk.
43. An over-exaggeration. For example:I was standing in line forever.
44. I can still feel the icy chill of panic that hit me when I realized I was trapped.
45. In the meantime the sky begins with a great murmur of confusion, followed by a cloud mixed with hail, and the Counts of Tyria here and there, and the Trojan youth, and the grandson of Venus, fleeing in fear through the various fields; rivers rush down from the mountains. What literary device is found in line 160?
46. Usually the most intense point in a story ..... Aseries of struggles build a story orplay toward this
47. Which word indicates a tone of happiness to the following sentence:Bouncing into the room, she lit up the vicinity with a joyous glow on her face as she told about her fiance and their wedding plans.
48. Type of poem typically set to music. Consists of stanzas that contain quatrains.
49. He is like a mouse in front of the teacher. What is this an example of?
50. The life lesson or moral emphasized and shown through the text. What is the author stating about a certain topic?
51. A phrase that means something completely different than the literal meaning of the words
52. The following which is not included in the comparison is?
53. "The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies."
54. "I really wanted a camouflage shirt, but I couldn't find one" is an example of a/an
55. Identify the metaphor in the following sentences:
56. "He pointed to the northeast corner, where fields and fruit trees were located ..... Never rains here. Never ..... the southeast corner, at the animal pens and barn ..... Alby pointed to the southwest corner, the forest area fronted with several sickly trees and benches."
57. The author's/speaker's perspective, argument, or position on a topic.
58. The underlying meaning or message about life of a story is called the .....
59. The minutes just ticked by.
60. I let out a silent scream as the cat walked through the door carrying a dead bird.
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