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Literary Devices Quiz 131 (60 MCQs)

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1. Their headmaster was omnipresent, as he seemed to be all around the school all the time.
2. It is words or lines with repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of the words.
3. What does the word "Ethical" mean?
4. Which kind of narrator does not know all of the information, thoughts, or emotions?
5. The main character in a text is called the:
6. Which definition is correct for the following term:Verbal Irony
7. What is the purpose of using hyperbole in a political cartoon, according to Shiney, Hrehaan and Ananya Bajoria?
8. Literary devices are used by authors to ..... their writing and make it more interesting for the reader.
9. "This coffee is as hot as lava" is an example of .....
10. A person, object, or event that stands for more than its literal meaning.
11. The sensory details that provide vividness in a literary work and tend to arouse emotions or feeling in a reader which abstract language does not
12. A red rose, a dove, a broken mirror and the color black are all examples of:
13. Henry was a lion on the battlefield. What is this an example of?
14. In The Hobbit, Bilbo happens upon the ring while lost on a mountain. He puts it in his pocket and soon afterward encounters Gollum.At this point, readers understand the significance of the ring and its importance to Gollum. However, Gollum does not yet realize he has lost the ring, and Bilbo doesn't yet know who the ring belongs to. What type of irony is this?
15. Language that goes beyond the literal meaning(s) of words
16. I am a statement that may be true but seems to say two opposite things, such as "less speed, more haste." What am I?
17. Which word has the positive connotation?
18. Which literary device creates an impression by using opposing and contradictory words?
19. Which literary device is used in the sentence "'Object there was none. Passion there was none'?
20. What type of irony is it when words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning?
21. The character in opposition to the main character. Against the hero
22. A character (or thing) that is the source of conflict in aliterary work
23. The time and place of the action is called .....
24. I'm sure I've asked you a thousand times to clean your room.
25. He has no enemies but is bitterly disliked by his friends.
26. Her boss have to let her go because of her incompetence in the company.
27. Motto or quotation that appears at the beginning of a work that generally relates to the theme of a work, for example, "What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / Like a raisin in the sun?"
28. A loud blast from its whistle
29. A tragic flaw, especially a misconception, a lack of some important insight, or some blindness that ironically results from one's own strengths and abilities.
30. Which is the definition of "alliteration" ?
31. Using something to represent an idea larger than itself
32. "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.Tis some visitor, " I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door .....
33. Which of these sentences contains an example of hyperbole?
34. These are comparison devices
35. What is a unit of a pronounced word or part of a word that has one vowel sound with or without surrounding consonants?
36. He hit me like a wrecking ball .....
37. The moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in a plot (marks the moment when the conflict is decided one way or another).
38. A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things by saying something is something else. It does not use like or as.
39. The type of character that is there to complement major character describes .....
40. How is the problem/conflict in the storysolved?
41. When a character thinks about something that has happened in the past, it is called a .....
42. You are such a big baby!
43. Which of the following answers is a correct example of Theme in "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata?
44. The fountain tossed its water up like silver marbles.
45. One small thing that stands for something much larger.
46. A technique of writer that gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
47. "Don't count your chickens before they've hatched" is an example of
48. The war between the thunder and lightning raged on through the night.
49. Which of these is an example of smell?
50. 'Which statement is the best. "What is a 'thesis' statement?"
51. The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue.
52. The author/poet has the freedom to bend the rules of English.
53. What is definition of deepen?
54. The chronological order of a story is paused when the character experiences a flashback, because they recall specific events from the past.
55. Verbal irony occurs when:
56. A symbolic story in which the characters, setting and events stand for abstract or moral concepts.
57. Visually descriptive language that allows reader to "see" what is happening.
58. On is to off as Open is to closed
59. Objects that represent something important in the story or for the characters
60. An object, person, situation, or action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings
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