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Literary Devices Quiz 120 (60 MCQs)

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1. Mark's voice is velvet.
2. What is science fiction?
3. Which literary devices hints at something that will happen later in the text?
4. A hint about events to come (usually bad ones)
5. Comparing two or more things using "like" or "as"
6. The turning point of a story
7. A person's account of his or her life
8. When the author goes back in time and describes an earlier event or scene is called .....
9. Descriptive language that evokes sensory experience.
10. Which explanations best describes why this text evidence supports the development of the theme? Take one's adversity Turn adversity into ambition
11. "You must close your eyes to open your mind" is an example of
12. What is the literary device used to create a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens in The Alchemist?
13. "Allusion" is a .....
14. "Is there an Einstein in your physics class?" What literary device is used?
15. Introduces the character, describes the setting, and establishes the conflict
16. The point in a narrative story which the conflict or tension hits the highest point
17. Which of the following is "The perspective from which the narrator, speaker, or author recounts a narrative or presents information?"
18. The following is an example of which literary device?The wind was blowing furiously as rain poured down. Suzie then says, "What lovely weather we are having!"
19. The irony of something happening that is very different to what is expected because of the situations or circumstances
20. This figure of speech compares two things, using the words as/like.
21. Words spoken by a character in a play, usually in an undertone and not intended
22. The act of creating, developing, and describing characters. Can be both direct or indirect.
23. When an audience knows something a character does not
24. Theme is the overall message or (a) an author is trying to teach the reader.
25. "I can hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan" is an example of what?
26. A cliffhanger example is when a episode of a tv program ends with the villain and hero face to face?
27. When the character changes throughout the text and the author reveals various sides of the character
28. Takes place inside of a character's heart or mind; A character faces a challenge, a decision, or has to change.
29. A character who undergoes important changes as the plot unfolds
30. What is included under author's description?
31. Identify the literary device in the sentence:'The sweet scent of roses filled the garden.'
32. Which literary device is shown here? 8 o saeclum insapiens et infacetum!
33. The nurse is fiercely loyal to Juliet, and is nervous about Romeo. Nonetheless, she helps them find a way to be together. The nurse, with her complex traits, is an example of a:
34. Pivotal moment where the story takes a turn
35. She is as strong as an ox.
36. Which literary device is shown here?659 vestis erat, lecto non indignanda saligno.
37. Chocolate is his Kryptonite
38. A conflict where a character struggles with his own thoughts and feelings.
39. A four leaf clover is often a symbol of what?
40. My love is like a red, red rose. The above sentence is an example of what literary device?
41. Our house is a nest.
42. Which of the following is the best synonym for the word "serpentine" ?
43. Identify the expanded noun phrase:The beautiful, graceful princess danced all night.
44. Definition-The story is still about "he" or "she, " but the narrator has full access to the thoughts and experiences of all characters in the story. Example- " "Do you want to eat? If you do, then you need to get cilantro instead of acting like a lazy pig, " Tina said, thinking, I can't believe I married this jerk. At least back then he had a six pack, not this hairy potbelly. "Figure it out, Tina. I'm sick of rushing to the store every time you forget something, " said Fred. He felt the anger pulsing through his large belly."
45. Is this alliteration?Sara saw a serpent slide.
46. Inanimate things having human abilities
47. Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get.
48. Dickinson's line " Myself a poorer prove" is an example of .....
49. The feeling created in the reader as they read the story.
50. " ..... the stems gleam purest white and pastel-green leaves hang airily, "
51. I love him like a fat kid loves cake.
52. True or False:Dialect is when two characters are having a conversation and dialogue is how a character talks (like an accent).
53. Resolution occurs after the ..... and establishes a new norm.
54. The book's ending was bittersweet.
55. When and where a story takes place is known as the:
56. When a writer gives a hint of what is to come later in the story
57. The child bounced the ball at the backyard barbeque.This is an example of .....
58. What is the allusion of Peter Pan?
59. A brief retelling of the main events of the plot not using opinions or direct quotes.
60. The repetition of initial (beginning) consonant sounds in a string of words
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