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Literary Devices Quiz 129 (60 MCQs)

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1. How does tone and word choice impact a story?
2. A statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth (your actions speak louder than words).
3. A comparison of one thing as if it were another
4. Which of these is the correct definition of "malapropism" ?
5. I have a million things to do today!This is an example of .....
6. How does a political cartoon use exaggeration to engage Aarush, Vivaan and Himank?
7. The river jumped over the mountain and snuck into the valley.
8. When the author hints or implies what a character is like, usually through the way the character speaks or acts ..... doesn't use exact words to describe the character
9. " ..... you've forgotten you're facing the single finest fighting force ever assembled."
10. A hint given to the reader of what is to come.
11. What is the connotation of the word 'fire'?
12. Economically disadvantaged is a euphemism for .....
13. In the movie, Jaws, when a young man is laying on a float in the ocean, and the camera angle is shown underwater getting closer to his legs with intense music playing in the background, this would be an example of what?
14. When the narrator uses pronouns such as "I, " and "me"
15. A phrase when taken literally means something different than it does figuratively.
16. Literary example #2:what device best fits this excerpt?"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas ..... "-The Highway man by Alfred Noyes
17. Story structures where the writer incorporates two or more separate stories, linked by a common character, event, or theme
18. Describing something non-human with human qualities
19. When a character has a conflict with something in the world ex; sickness
20. "For Alabama limits the children's work at night to eight hours, while New Jersey permits it all night long."
21. My children are my sunshine, and they can brighten any gloomy day.
22. What is the effect of using alliteration in writing?
23. "Proving nature's laws wrong it learned 2 walkwithout having feet" (3-4)
24. "We'll not carry coals" is an example of .....
25. Gary shuffled in, spilled the contents of his briefcase everywhere and caused his co-worker to trip as a result. He brought a storm of messiness and incompetence everywhere he went.
26. This type of irony occurs when what happens is different from what is expected.
27. The city's oldest building stood directly next to its most modern one.
28. The central idea refers to what the text is mainly about.
29. What are the most common forms of narrative, or point of view?
30. A category in which a work of literature is classified (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, etc.)
31. "The sunset was the most gorgeous they'd ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold." is an example of which literary device?
32. What is the name of the word that describes the name of the story?
33. Conversations between characters within a story.
34. Expression whose meaning cannot be taken literally
35. A statement that compares two things that are not alike without using "like" or "as."
36. Situational Irony is
37. Words whose meaning is exactly as stated
38. "The heart out of the bosomWas never given in vain"What literary device is used in this sentence?
39. When will the winds of fall be still around the tall oak that fell?Select the correct answer.
40. The point of view the author chooses is important. If the author chooses the 1st person point of view, the reader will
41. She's a very nosy person. She won't stop asking me questions. The word nosy contributes to a ..... ?
42. Dramatic irony occurs when:
43. Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other, usually the same or adjacent lines
44. An emerald is as green as grass, A ruby red as blood; A sapphire shines as blue as heaven. This is an example of .....
45. I feel like the world is against me today.
46. Irony is when an event or response occurs that is the ..... of what is expected.
47. A comparison of two unlike things using like or as (Ex. The ants scurried as fast as a cheetah).
48. "The buzzing bee flew away" demonstrates which sound device?
49. A figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things using "like" or "as"
50. She is still and silent
51. The American flag
52. The part of the story in which the problems are solved and the action comes to a satisfying end.
53. That guy is real nut case.
54. What is the plot?
55. Mike took his book to the library to renew it for one more week. This statement is:
56. Which is NOT part of the plot structure:
57. They were a force to be reckoned with.
58. Where future events in a story, or perhaps the outcome, are suggested by the author before they happen
59. Which literary device is shown here?66 colla canis vidit, quem non pavor ante reliquit, 67 quam natura prior saxo per corpus oborto,
60. Which literary device is used to give hints to the reader of what is to come?
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