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Literary Devices Quiz 12 (60 MCQs)

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1. Identify the simile in the following sentence:The clouds were like fluffy cotton candy in the sky.
2. What is it called when you use surrounding words or phrases to figure out the meaning of an unknown word?
3. What is this a sample of:The sneaky, slimy, slippery snake slithered through the grass.
4. A contradictory phrase, like nicknaming a 6 foot guy "Tiny"
5. "Society is a joint-stock company in which the members agree for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater." The above passage is an example of
6. ..... :Something (such as an important idea or subject) that is repeated throughout a book, story, etc
7. You expect one thing to happen, but the complete opposite happens instead! (ex. A cat chasing a dog!)
8. Define oxymoron:
9. "A dragonfly, a brilliant blue jewel, darted up and paused over the lily pads."
10. "Read between the lines" is an example of .....
11. The attitude the writer takes towards the audience, subject, or a character
12. When what happens in a story is vastly different from what the reader expected to happen
13. The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
14. Occurs when two contradictory words are together in one phrase.
15. Which is an example of dialogue?
16. "People didn't know what to do. A few clapped. Most just sat there, their mouths hanging open like dead fish." (from Joan Bauer's Rules of the Road)What literary device is being used here?
17. If Speak ended with poetic justice, how would it end?
18. Repetition of an initial consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity
19. Which is the most effective topic sentence?
20. "I absolutely adore the sight of children playing!"
21. Which one of the following is a noun?
22. That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds! This is an example of .....
23. What does cross-dressing allow Portia to do?
24. Which literary device is shown here?13 ad Styga Taenaria est ausus descendere porta
25. A word's dictionary definition is called .....
26. Define:ASSONANCE?
27. What is the time and place of a story, movie, or novel?
28. What is the tone of a poem or literary work?
29. The intentional repeating of a sound, word, phrase, line, or idea in order to create a sense of importance.
30. A type of figurative language that gives human characteristics to inanimate objects
31. You are reading a story that makes you feel scared and that's what the author wanted, what is this an example of?
32. What literary device is used in this line: "Go slow over the road."
33. Words such as "crack", "hum", and "buzz" are examples .....
34. Something said in a way for ironic contrast
35. The feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates through word choice
36. Hanging with you is as easy as pie
37. A literary device that reflects on repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds.
38. When the opposite of what you expect to happen is what happens
39. What is the malapropism in this example? "The doctor gave me a subscription for my allergies."
40. What is a type of metaphor and is employed when non-human things, such as objects, animals, a feeling or an abstract idea, are given human attributes.
41. What does a sloth symbolize?
42. What type of literary device is used in the sentence 'Tim was a beast on the football field.'?
43. "Pretty ugly" is an example of
44. What is true about "theme" ?
45. Narrative devices used to enhance writing by adding depth and excitement to it; the unusual use of language for a special effect; goes beyond the literal definitions of words.
46. The lady trilled in an alluring lullaby.
47. A comparison WITHOUT the use of like or as
48. A conversation between characters or speakers in a literary work or the speech of characters in a drama
49. With sudden curvings ofthin long body.
50. EXAMPLE:The stars danced in the night sky.
51. An underlying meaning of a literary work
52. A comparison in which one thing is said to be another
53. Identify the type of irony:Tyler walked into the empty gymnasium and said, "I feel like it's too crowded in here."
54. Definition-The main idea of a work of literature; the message the author is trying to get across to the reader.
55. When an inanimate object is given human characteristics
56. How the reader feels about what is being read is .....
57. When something unexpected happens compared to what we were expecting
58. An object or idea standing for something else in a story is called
59. Which sentence is NOT about the setting?
60. A chicken crossing the road is truly poultry in motion
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