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Literary Devices Quiz 141 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which kind of narrator knows all of the characters' thoughts and emotions as well as all of the information in a story.
2. First, a roar. Then silence.
3. A hint or presentation of material so that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the story
4. Which word described literal meaning?
5. Conflicts involving opposing forces within a person's mind
6. The teacher buzzed around the classroom like a bumblebee to flowers.
7. Which of these sentences uses the subjunctive verb mood correctly?
8. Literary example #1:what device best fits this excerpt?"The color is repellent, almost revolting:a smouldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight."-The Yellow Wallpaper
9. This type of allusion refers to a comparison that is openly in opposition to the source material.
10. A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem.
11. Two ideas, places, or characters placed beside each other for contrasting effect.
12. A literary device that implies comparison by placing two entities side by side to create dramatic or ironic contrast, emphasizing their similarities or differences
13. What does the word "Perspective" mean?
14. A teacher says "great job genius" when handing you an "F" grade
15. What two things are being compared in the following simile? Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as baby skin.
16. My older brother is as tall as a .....
17. Select the example of a sentence fragment.
18. Why is the use of literary elements important in a story, and how do they enhance the reader's experience?
19. A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word
20. Showing how Ponyboy changed from the beginning of the story to the end is an example of
21. Language based on a comparison (non-literal phrases)
22. A traffic cop getting his license suspended is an example of:
23. Changes in some important way as a result of the story's action
24. Which line(s) would be an alliteration:a.) Sally sat in the seat and sipped her soda. b.) Jan jumped around and ran to town.
25. When people are exaggerating the statement its called?
26. When the character battles an inside force
27. Her eyes are mini-starlets dancing in the twilight. This sentence is exemplifying which literary device below:
28. "Hey, look. Freckles is here!" What type of literary device is this an example of?
29. An expression that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of its words.
30. The word nostalgic is a
31. A comparison of two different things NOT using "like" or "as"
32. The time and place a story occurs is the ..... of the story.
33. What is an example of mood?
34. An example of INNER CONFLICT is:
35. Clearly ConfusedSame DifferencePassive AggressiveTerribly Good These are examples of:
36. The flowers danced in the wind is an example of:
37. Comes from two contradictory words that describe one thing.
38. The struggle between opposing forces or characters
39. Repetition of accented vowel sounds that are close together in a poem. (Hint:think of the words at the end of each line in the prologue).
40. Identify the mood of the following sentence:She huddled in the corner, clutching her tattered blanket and shaking convulsively, as she feverishly searched the room for the unknown dangers that awaited her.
41. This is an example of what kind of literary device:"This is the worst day in the history of the world."
42. Typically referred to as a "coming of age" story, the main character goes through immense mental, physical, social, emotional, moral, and often spiritual advancement.
43. One who seeks to enjoy life and have fun. Brings humor to a situation.
44. "The critical mission was horribly executed." is an example of .....
45. Which literary device is used in the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost in the repeated phrase "I took" ?
46. What is the purpose of using caricature and exaggeration in a political cartoon, according to Lavani, Anshuman and Shyla?
47. An organizational device used in literature to create expectations or to set up an explanation of later developments
48. "It was raining, a slow, cold drizzle that for weeks had been descending from soggy black clouds. The graveyard was a slough of yellow, sucking mud, from which the rain-washed tombstones stood up in irregular battalions." (from Henry Kuttner's "The Graveyard Rats")What impact does the metaphor in the above quote have on our understanding of the scene?
49. What is the prefix meaning opposite?
50. The particular event that brings about a particular story is the .....
51. Examples of Personification
52. Is the statement "Vincent the viral ventriloquist signed up for vaccination", an alliteration?
53. "The woods are lovely, dark and deep" What literary device is used?
54. "Life is what you make of it ..... " is an example of a-
55. The main idea or an underlying meaning of literary work ..... examples are love, family, friendship, revenge, perseverance
56. Which of these sentences contains a use of alliteration?
57. Figure of speech that directly compares two things using 'like' or 'as'
58. Deafening silence, organized chaos, cruelly kind, insanely logical, etc.
59. A comparison using "like, " "as, " "so, " "than, " or words such as "resemble" or "compare"
60. What literary device is displayed below:"His heart was truly broken."
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