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Literary Devices Quiz 140 (60 MCQs)

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1. It is a literary device where words are used in quick succession and begin with letters belonging to the same sound group.
2. In literature, the element that makes readers feel certain feelings or emotions because of the author's word choice
3. Author's/narrator's emotional attitude toward the subject in the story
4. While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping
5. A forest in the middle of the night is the ..... of "The Interlopers."
6. The stars are diamonds in the clear winter sky.
7. My heart is a nest that had song-birds in it.
8. A person says one thing, but means something else
9. The series of events that lead up to the ..... of the story is the .....
10. Metaphor and Simile are examples of what:
11. "Some consequence yet hanging in the stars/ Shall bitterly begin his fearful date" is an example of
12. "After years of laying in the sun, Bob's skin looked like a dried up old raisin" is an example of .....
13. An internet ad banner telling you to click it for a free iphone. Which selection best fits the authors purpose?
14. When Alex or A-Dawg at the beginning of ELEVEN said nothing big ever happens to him, then it does is an example of
15. "We could smell it a mile away" What literary device can you spot here?
16. What is a proverb?
17. The author gives a warning of a future event
18. Which literary device is used in this example? The warrior has a heart of stone.
19. Corman hit the garage door button. There was no response. This frustrated Corman, who hit the button several more times in a fit of rage. Still, there was no response. Kathy said, "Let me try, Corman." Kathy believed that Corman was a clumsy oaf and that he was hitting the button incorrectly. She tested her suspicions by hitting the button gently. The opener whirred and pulled up the garage door. Corman felt embarrassed. Kathy was happy that they would be able to leave the garage now. What is the point of view?
20. When the writer requires the reader to infer a character's personality because the writer only demonstrates the personality through his or her words and actions or through the other characters' reflections
21. A revealing scene or moment in which a character experiences a deep realization about themselves
22. Conflicts between two people, between a person and nature or a machine, or between a person and a whole society
23. Category of literature identified by form, content, and style.
24. The outcome of the conflict in a narrative
25. Her heart was a beating drum of love for her boyfriend.
26. I was as hungry as a horse
27. Two characters that highlight each other by their differences
28. Which of the following is the best definition of plot?
29. What are character foils?
30. A type of verbal irony that intends to mock or show contempt
31. Something that is hinted at, suggested, or implied
32. The irony is when an event or response occurs that is the ..... of what is expected.
33. The water drained, gurgling on its way.
34. Which of the following word pairs is an example of alliteration?
35. "The song that's always calling to you" is an example of .....
36. Another character in a story who contrasts with the main character, usually to highlight one of their attributes.
37. What is the repetition of initial sounds through more than one word or syllable?
38. Sally sells seashells
39. Which literary device is being used in the sentence, "The silence was a deafening roar" ?
40. Which literary device is employed in the sentence: "Speech is silver, but silence is gold."
41. The weeds in our garden are greedy and pushy. They've forced all the vegetables off to the sides.
42. What is something in a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning?
43. "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow"
44. The author's message is called
45. What literary device is displayed in this sentence? "Justice is blind, and at times, deaf"
46. A camper becomes lost in the woods.
47. Two verses, usually in the same meter, that are joined by rhyming. (Ex: "Good night! Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good night till it be morrow." )
48. "My dad is strong like Superman" is saying.....
49. "When I see you, the world stops for a while. Which figurative language is being used?
50. He feigns hope with his countenance, presses a deep sorrow upon his heart
51. A character whose contrast with the main character (protagonist) serves to accentuate the latter's distinctive qualities or characteristics.
52. To compare two things using like or as
53. Jamie runs as fast as the wind.
54. Simile or Metaphor? He is a night owl because he stays up late.
55. A comparison using "like" or "as" ("life is like a box of chocolates")
56. What device is used here:I'm so hungry I can eat a horse!
57. "Complete darkness, not a hint of the silver world outside, the windows tightly shut, the chamber of a tomb world where no sound from the great city could penetrate."
58. A giant tortoise can live to be over 150 years old.
59. The bus took forever to get here!
60. A word mimics or imitates a sound
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