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Literary Devices Quiz 118 (60 MCQs)

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1. How are tone and mood related?
2. Find the hyperbole in the following sentences:
3. A figure of speech commonly used to replace a word or phrase that is related to a concept that might make others uncomfortable.
4. "The air was bitter and bit into her skin." This sentence uses .....
5. The juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas through an obvious contrast in the words, clauses, or sentences, within a parallel grammatical structure.
6. A brief reference to a person, event, place, or thing of historical or literary significance.
7. "No matter how much Peter loved her, what made the Pan refuse to grow is that the Hook brings you back" is an example of?
8. The "all knowing" narrator knows all of the details about events, characters, etc. and reveals them to the reader as the story unfolds.
9. The moon was smiling and the wind was whispering to us.
10. A couple has how many lines .....
11. What is a writer's "tone" ?
12. What is the kind of character in drama which has a strong contrast to another character?
13. Author tells us exactly what the character is like
14. Which of the following is not a noun?
15. A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. (a)
16. "Shoba walked over to the framed corkboard that hung on the wall by the fridge, bare except for a calendar of William Morris wallpaper patterns"Could be an example of
17. Which of the following choices is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?
18. We were wrapped in jackets like pigs in blankets.
19. This is the end of the central conflict of the story.
20. "An echo rose from within-it was crystal clearAnd I could hear it calling to me." -What figurative language is this?
21. Which of the following is NOT a part of the power paragraph?
22. Emmett woke up early and got ready for school. He had to take a test before first period. Emmett knew that Oscar would be waiting for him in the hallway after he finished the test. Oscar wanted to know what was on the test, but Emmett had to decide if he should tell him or if that would be cheating.
23. People started running like ants.
24. Short events are linked to one another by common characters, places, or a unified theme but are held apart by their individual plot, purpose and subtext.
25. Words used in a special way that are different from their literal meaning. Used as a phrase.
26. Which of the following is the best example of an oxymoron?
27. What is imagery produced by?
28. When a nonhuman figure or other abstract concept or element is given human-like qualities or characteristics.
29. What point of view?"Bob went to the store. He was nervous. When Bob entered, the clerk became suspicious about what Bob would do next."
30. When he was grounded from video games, his house was a prison. What does this metaphor mean?
31. The placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparison or contrast.
32. Which I ..... but the motions are able to compose the waves
33. ..... are simply the broader subject or topic that a given work touches upon. E.g. Love, Free Will, Loneliness, Violence, Isolation, etc.
34. This type of sentence makes a command and ends in a period.
35. A figure of speech in which two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are expressly compared with one another through the use of "like" or "as.
36. What is the purpose of imagery as a literary device?
37. What are 3 ways an author develops a character?
38. Opposites, exaggeration, expression using language that normally signifies opposite (i.e. if a fire station burns down)
39. Let's go Terrific Titans Team!
40. This is the use of one idea to represent or stand for another
41. "Dissimulare etiam SPERASTI, perfide, tantum posse nefas?The best translation of sperasti is:
42. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry or prose.
43. Make this a simile. She sings .....
44. What literary device is this:The same consonant sound appears many times in words that are close to one another. The consonant sounds are usually at the BEGINNING not like consonance which can be at any part of the word (example:birds sing songs softly)?
45. A pause or break within a line of Anglo Saxon poetry
46. "The firehouse burned down" is an example of .....
47. Compares to things not using like or as
48. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
49. "I caught a fish as big as a house, " is an example of what literary device?
50. How do you determine an author's purpose and craft in fictional texts, and why is this analysis essential for a deeper understanding of the narrative?
51. What literary device is used in the phrase:'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'?
52. Choose the correct option."I walked a million miles to get here."
53. "Military intelligence" and "jumbo shrimp" are examples of:
54. "I might just fade into Bolivian." -Mike Tyson
55. When something unexpected happens in a story or other literary writing, this is known as
56. "Love is an endless river." In this line, love is being compared to a river, using:
57. "Peter pranced playfully around the playground" is an example of .....
58. Repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry.
59. A struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist. / A fight between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist.
60. When one syllable at the end of a word isn't pronounced, but is joined to the next syllable
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