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Literary Devices Quiz 126 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the following an example of?I crawled across loose colossal contours that express the best quality of England .....
2. Which word has a 5 line poem with a definite rhyme scheme and rhythm? The 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines rhyme, while the 3rd and 4th lines rhyme. The meter, or rhythms, are the same for the 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines, while the 3rd and 4th are shorter.
3. What two point-of-views did we cover?
4. Which of the following is an example of metaphor?
5. Which of the following is NOT a literary element that can help you identify a theme?
6. Time is a Thief.
7. ..... is the author's feelings/ attitude about the subject he/she is writing about.
8. "Simile" is a .....
9. "Breaking News:And now for our top story of the hour:McConnell warns White House against relief deal." is an example of .....
10. Represents objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.
11. To teach the reader a lesson
12. Lines or words that are repeated to stress importance.
13. Mood and tone are similar. What is the difference between the two?
14. A message that is not stated, and must be inferred by the reader
15. What does an oxymoron mean?
16. The color black can used to represent death or evil. White stands for life and purity. Red can symbolize blood, passion, danger, or immoral character. These are examples of which literary device/technique?
17. Giving human/living characteristics to something not human/not alive
18. What is the purpose of repetition?
19. Which character is an example of personification?
20. The sea lashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle. Which device is represented in the sentence above?
21. "She was young the way an actual young person is young." is an example of which literary device?
22. Identify the expanded noun phrase:Dad made some delicious hotdogs.
23. Which literary device is this:the more you give, the more you get
24. The author writes " the girl is selfish and rude." This is an example of .....
25. Figure of speech comparing one thing to another using 'as' or 'like'.
26. Which group of words best describes how we understand the symbolic meaning of an object or an action?
27. What type of context clues use similar words to help with the meaning of an unknown word?
28. What is the following an example of ..... "I like that boom boom pow ..... "
29. "We laughed like a pack of hyenas." is an example of a .....
30. Select the error in the following passage:The first day of the semester is often one of the hardest. Represents such a drastic change.
31. When Charles Dickens said "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" which literary device was he using?
32. What is the definition of disadvantage?
33. The point of a plot where events are displayed that lead to the end of the story.
34. Which definition is correct for the following term:Theme
35. This type of sentence asks a question and ends in a question mark.
36. A pretty parrot perched on Patrick's shoulder.
37. It was very late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. In the day time the street was dusty, but at night the dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference. What is the tone of the passage?
38. To talk with you and to be together.
39. Example:I felt the gritty sand while swallowing a mouthful of salty ocean water on a stinky, garbage-filled beach.
40. Which sentence is NOT an example of imagery?
41. Which literary device is the struggle between two opposing forces (usually the protagonist and an antagonist)and is the main problem in the story
42. Life is a roller coaster. What does this metaphor mean?
43. A reference to another historical event, literary work, or something that the author refers to within a text.
44. "I want to grab her by the neck and shake her and scream at her to stop treating me like dirt" (21)
45. My spoon was an icicle in my hand.
46. What type of literary device is found in the following quite: "My great-grandmother. I would've liked to have known her, a wild horse of a woman, so wild she wouldn't marry" (11).
47. McLeod treating Chuck more like a student and less like someone who is annoying him.
48. A series of events that build from the conflict
49. Comparison between two things BUT DOESN'T use "like" or "as"
50. Which is an example of MAN VS. SELF?
51. Writing techniques used by authors to engage readers beyond the literal meaning of words.
52. The uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story
53. This is comparing two things using "like" or "as" .
54. What were the consequences of pressing the button in "Button, Button" ? (think of the warning Mr Stewart gave vs what actually happened at the very end of the story)
55. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. (a general, figurative comparison)
56. Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
57. Name that literary device:I sat and listened as the ocean murmured in the distance.
58. Don't be such a Romeo (an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly)
59. Starting several words in a row with the same letter or sound
60. No other alternative.
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