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Literary Devices Quiz 136 (60 MCQs)

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1. What literary device is being used in the sentence 'The stars whispered secrets to me'?
2. What is the attitude of the writer called?
3. A type of irony in which what is expected to happen and what actually happens are not the same.
4. A comparison of two unlike thing in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used
5. This is a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory words are placed together.
6. What is the definition of Exposition?
7. "That noise is driving me up the wall!" This is an example of:
8. A type of conflict that takes place inside a character's mind. Man vs ..... literary conflict usually involves the main character's inner struggle with self-doubts, a moral dilemma, or their own nature.
9. A concrete or physical object that represents an abstract concept
10. Character type that remains the same throughout the story
11. What is the definition for Syntax?
12. What is the malapropism in this example? "The children who witnessed the robbery were dramatized."
13. A ..... is a struggle between two opposing forces.
14. "Hear the mellow wedding bells" by Edgar Allen Poe. Is an example of .....
15. The black cat circled its target, marking it for its master.
16. The author's use of clues to hint what might happen later in the story
17. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence or clause. Ex: "We came, we saw, we conquered."
18. A word's feeling behind the actual meaning is called .....
19. ..... is where the characters, setting, conflict are introduced
20. Someone who tells the story either in the first, second or third person point of view.
21. "The oil danced in a pan" is what type of figurative language?
22. Giving an animal or a nonliving object human qualities.
23. Which sentence shows a comma separating an introductory word?
24. What two words help you identify simile in a text?
25. What are these examples of?The color white The transition from morning to nightA riverA storm
26. Use of a person, place, thing, or idea to stand for something else
27. Mrs. Reynolds moved in Manila last Monday morning to make amends to her mother
28. A one-dimensional character is a(n) .....
29. Hearing the story from the perspective of one of the characters (uses "I", "me", "we")
30. What is a scene that takes place before a story begins?
31. When the words used are opposite of what is meant literally (similar to sarcasm)
32. How is main idea different from theme?
33. What is the definition of sarcasm?
34. When certain words together mean something unique
35. "The clock tower, standing as a sentinel, marked every hour with its solemn chime." This sentence uses .....
36. Which word means any poem that tells a story?
37. Which Literary Device is in the following sentence:She was a diamond as she entered the ballroom dressed in light blue.
38. This comparison literary device DOES NOT use "like" or "as"
39. Narrative of a person's life, a true story about a real person that is written by someone else is called?
40. The slight change of word or sound patterns that you find from one area of a country to the next.
41. "Its raining cats and dogs, " is an example of .....
42. Which literary device involves a play on words with similar or identical sounds but with different meanings?
43. The dark clouds and distant rumbling hinted at an impending storm.
44. Which two words are used in similes?
45. The central idea of a literary work; often, it is described as a one-word noun
46. The atmosphere or feeling of a work
47. Occurs right after the climax.
48. "For a long time, it seemed forever, I lay there crying, sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis from the heresy of rain." What is this quote an example of?
49. He was a car speeding through the streets is an example of .....
50. Her anger was a storm that struck suddenly and without warning.
51. Read the summary of a story below and determine which is present:Juliet drinks a sleeping potion in order to sneak off and be with Romeo. Romeo kills himself because he thinks Juliet is dead but she awakes to find him deceased and then kills herself.
52. A fight or difference of opinion ..... a struggle between opposing forces
53. But I cannot but stay and make a pause, and stand half amazed at this poor people's present condition
54. Alexandro and Natalie are discussing about their favorite books. Alexandro says, 'The author's description of the character's courage is very strong!', while Natalie says, 'The character's courage is as fierce as a lion facing its prey'. Which statement is a simile?
55. The use of words by an author in order to stimulate one or more of the five senses, creating a "mental image" for the reader.
56. She hesitated, listening for sounds of the creature. The forest seemed empty, but she could sense something else out there. Something watching and waiting.What is the mood of the passage?
57. Foreshadowing is when we learn what will happen in the .....
58. The villain in a story (or person causing conflict)
59. I am so hungry I could eat a slice of pie.
60. What technique is being used in the following passage:The rain kissed my face as it fell.
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