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Literary Devices Quiz 122 (60 MCQs)

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1. Repeating a word, phrase, full sentence, or poetical line to emphasize significance.
2. What element is using an object or a word that represents an abstract idea?
3. A) Simple parallel sentence b) Complex parallel sentence = repetition of the same pattern of words or phrases within a sentence or passage to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance.
4. What do you NEED in your conclusion
5. If a character in literature was fighting to survive in the wilderness, what kind of conflict would that be?
6. Upon watching a commercial during the Super Bowl, you believe in what is being sold because of the person selling it; therefore, you go and buy it.
7. My dog's fur is as soft as a pillow.
8. The way the reader feels about the writing.
9. The measured beat of the words; the sound that the meter creates is the
10. The pie was so tough I needed an ax to cut it.
11. "Flaming ice" is an example of what literary technique?
12. What is the literary device where symbols are used to represent something beyond its literal meaning?
13. An example of Metaphor
14. The feeling or atmosphere the author creates with his writing is referred to as?
15. A literary work's emotional effect on audience is called
16. He smokes like a chimney.
17. What does "a piece of cake" mean?
18. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings.
19. The final resolution or outcome of a play or story
20. Hey! Whatcha doing?
21. A pattern is .....
22. The birds were chirping and the sun was shining. Kevin and Juno were sitting on a park bench together. Neither of them was smiling. After a long period of silence, Kevin said, "This isn't going to work. I mean, you're a dog person and I'm a cat person." Juno nodded. A tear rolled down her face. Kevin went on, "If we got married and bought a house, what kind of pet would we get? Some kind of cat-dog? Somebody's going to be unhappy." Juno began sobbing and said, "Ok, let's just end it now. Have fun with your slobbery dogs." She jumped off the bench and ran into the woods.
23. This is when the surface details imply a secondary meaning
24. When an author mentions a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
25. Identify the literary device in the following passage: "Stories matter. Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign, but stories can also be used to empower and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity" (Adichie 6).
26. Rainsford struggles to stay calm in "The Most Dangerous Game"
27. Which word best describes the tone of the passage below? I never wanted to see that movie, but my annoying little sister kept pestering me. Eventually, her whining wore me down, and I gave in. But that waste of a movie really destroyed my Saturday.
28. Two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.
29. All of the events that lead to the eventual climax.
30. Personification is defined as .....
31. During a study session, Oliver exclaimed to Nora, 'I've told you a million times how to solve this equation.'
32. Breaking the fourth wall
33. Who is the poet of the poem 'The Snake Trying'?
34. "She was as crazy as a bat" is an example of:
35. The family gathered around the television to watch the lottery drawing. The TV announcer drew the first number and said, "6." Mom yelled, "Six! We have six!" The announcer drew the second number, "10." Mom yelled again, "Yes! We have ten!" The announcer said, "And the final number is ..... " Suddenly the TV went black and the room plunged into darkness. "The last number! What is the last number?" exclaimed Mom.
36. David raced out of his house and ran, full speed, to the bus stop. He could not miss the bus again because no one was home.What type of characterization does the writer use to let us know that David is frantic about being late for the bus
37. What color is the flag that Poppy raises?
38. When a word sounds like the sound it names.
39. A direct or indirect description of a character that helps you understand something about their appearance or personality
40. Alliteration is being used in the following passage. Peter Piper Picked a Peckled Pepper
41. A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way is .....
42. Mild or pleasant way of saying something harsh or cruel
43. When symbolism is used to teach a moral lesson at the end of a story, we call this .....
44. A scene in a piece of literature that interrupts the action to show an event that happened at an earlier time
45. Which words are the concrete nouns? She thought that happiness was the most important thing in life.
46. Figurative language is language that creates a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation of the words.
47. What kind of word is the capitalized word in this example: "The vet had to put down the SAVAGE dog." ?
48. Her smile was as sweet as sunshine on a rainy day.
49. The series of events over the course of a story:
50. The dictionary definition of a word ..... to take words in their simplest, most basic form
51. Mrs. Waterbury is known for telling many ..... in class about what it was like in school when she was a kid.
52. Which is an example of MAN VS. MAN?
53. Rain pitter-patters, drip-drops, and rat-a-tats on the tin roof.
54. Lisa gets on the bus. Mrs. Cantu says hi to her. Lisa sees Jill and Ken.Who says hi to Lisa?
55. Which word means to compare two different things saying the one is the other? This word also uses "is" instead of "like" or "as" .
56. I'm a world-changer, rearranger Ain't nobody fresher than my clique(Imagine Dragons)
57. The angle of vision from which a story is told
58. Which literary device uses understatement to emphasize a point?
59. Is this Imagery:The wind blew silently
60. It is the everyday usage of a particular group of people.
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