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Literary Devices Quiz 143 (60 MCQs)

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1. Identify the literary device: "The front door recognised the dog voice"
2. Over the holidays, families can show their GENEROSITY by donating food to the homeless.
3. When an author describes what a character is like through their actions, that is .....
4. A technique where words are used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are NOT LITERALLY true.
5. Which literary device is harsh or abusive language used to attack or denounce someone or something?
6. What is a vignette?
7. "A fountain of books sprang down upon Montag as he climbed up the sheer stairwell."
8. Clues and/or hints about what will happen later in story. Example:A professionally dressed woman hurriedly leaves the house, slamming the front door. She frantically searches for her keys in the bottom of a giant purse while balancing a briefcase under her other arm. She finds her keys, gets in the car and begins backing out of the driveway, and then slams on the brakes. "I feel like I'm forgetting something, " she says. She shrugs and drives away.With only this information, we can predict the outcome of this story-the woman has forgotten something important at home, and she probably won't realize it until she needs it, perhaps at a meeting. Her clothing, behavior, and dialogue are all clues that work together to predict/ give hints as to what will happen in her future.
9. A writer's (or speaker's) attitude toward a subject, character, or audience.
10. A device which shows the meaning of a greater, often abstract concept through the use of a more relatable object or idea as an example.
11. Why does an author write a story in first person?
12. The glare of the sun was like a laser beam in his eyes.This sentence is an example of .....
13. What literary device is used in the phrase 'bittersweet love'?a) Ironyb) Oxymoronc) Juxtapositiond) Allusion
14. This occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate.
15. "Fred ate five French fries on Friday." This is an example of a .....
16. "Death is hunting us down. We can see his face, "
17. In which point of view does the narrator or speaker share the thoughts of more than one character?
18. Which literary device deals with the feelings that a specific word creates?
19. The repetition of words at the beginning of a clause
20. In the summer, Jenna went to the town pool with her brother every day.This is an example of which plot event?
21. What are context clues?
22. Which is an example of Limited Third Narration?
23. I was so tired after school, I slept for a mouth!
24. How do you identify the theme in literature?
25. What is the purpose of a motif in literature?
26. Which term refers to a short and interesting story or amusing event used to support or demonstrate a point?
27. What inference can you make about the narrator of the text?
28. The literary device that is an exaggeration
29. Giving human traits to non-living objects
30. There was a lion who liked scaring mice. The lion scared them all the time. But one day the lion was caught in a net. The mice felt sorry for him and chewed through the net. They set the lion free, and so the lion never scared the mice again.What did the lion learn?
31. What literary device is illustrated below: "Life is a journey"
32. The location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place
33. Links the objects, characters and events of a story with meanings beyond the literal meaning of the story
34. This literary device combines two very unlike things to make a point
35. Which of the following phrases is an alliteration?
36. A comparison between two things to better understand a concept
37. Why do writers use similes in their writing?
38. Which type of poem consists of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme and meter?
39. A figure of speech that compares using like or as
40. Mattie's red scarf in Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
41. Identify the appositive in the sentence below. My best friend, Chuck, is a gifted speaker.
42. The plumber's kitchen sink pipe burst.
43. A connotation is:
44. Which of the following uses a positive connotation to describe a 90 year old man?
45. There can be multiple themes in the same text
46. What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?The moon asked the stars to dance.
47. When the author SHOWS things that reveal a character's personality
48. Descriptive language that makes us sense something or picture something vividly
49. What type of figurative language is an old saying that offers advice?
50. "we cannot dedicate-we cannot consecrate-we cannot hallow-this ground"
51. A type of figurative language that exaggerates the situation such as "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
52. The concluding action of a classical tragedy containing the resolution of the plot
53. A man tries to survive in the wild after his plan crashes and he is wandering lost in the woods for 2 months
54. The Warners welcomed William and Wendy into their home.
55. The movie Cars is a film that is full of this literary device
56. Why are literary devices important to have in a story?
57. Part B:Which line from the poem supports the answer to Part A?
58. Is the poem, " The snake trying " written like a free verse?
59. If you want peace, you must prepare for war.
60. A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
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