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Literary Devices Quiz 145 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which literary device is used in the sentence 'Mark is a ghost around his roommates. They never see him!'?
2. I am a type of sound device where sounds like BANG! POP! or POW!
3. 'The jet bombers going over, going over, going over, one two, one two, one two, six of them, nine of them, twelve of them, one and one and one and another and another and another, did all the screaming for him.' (p. 11)
4. Which pair of devices include the use of comparison?
5. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
6. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase (Civil War, for example)
7. The former principal of CIC was a man of the cloth
8. You are a regular Einstein
9. Just do it is an example of .....
10. Macbeth demonstrates his perniciousness when he has this man's entire family killed.
11. Plankton often causes problems for Spongebob & Mr. Krabs. He is an example of:
12. We accept $ 10 bills, $ 20 bills and any other denomination you might have. What does "denomination" mean in this context?
13. "Try to light the fire" is an example of .....
14. Which literary device uses words such as "like" or "as" to make comparisons between two things?
15. Which sentence correctly uses a dash?
16. Break a leg!, What does this idiom mean?
17. She would say I'm fine.She'd be lying.
18. The sunset was the most gorgeous they'd ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.
19. It is a Greek word meaning "overcasting" . The use of exaggeration to lay emphasis.
20. The reason RHHS has to make up school days is because it snowed and the students missed too many days. This is:
21. A figure of speech that give human qualities to nonhuman objects (Example:The wind whispered through the trees) is called
22. Mr. Brown was considered to be the meanest teacher in the building, but the author allowed us to also witness him working at his church, fixing a child's flat bike tire, and rake the leaves in his mother's yard.
23. The author purposely repeats words or phrases; the author is trying to create rhythm or suspense, or is trying to really emphasize a certain idea.
24. This is a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
25. What figure of speech is being asked? "The little stars, like little children, went first to bed."
26. The point where the line is ended and moved to the next.
27. A struggle between opposing forces that create tension or suspense in a story
28. I was over the moon when I heard the good news.
29. ..... characters exhibit some kind of change-of attitude, purpose, behavior, as the story progresses.
30. The cat is as fluffy as a cloud.
31. Identify the literary device in the sentence:'The thunder roared like a lion'.
32. What is "theme?"
33. Annie's eyes were two diamonds sparkling in the sunshine
34. Which of the following answers is a correct example of Symbol in "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata?
35. "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary ..... " sets a strong ..... for Poe's poem The Raven
36. What do the marionettes' human qualities suggest in the story?
37. Which literary device uses two different ideas, such as light and dark, to show contrast?
38. An enduring idea or belief that is present throughout a literary work, usually acting as or facilitating the main subject.
39. When the words pronunciation imitates its SOUND
40. He has been walking for days and days is an example of:
41. Identify the type of rhetorical device used in the following statement: "Maycomb County had recently been told that we had nothing to fear but fear itself."
42. A series of related events that include the conflict, climax, and resolution.
43. The use of any object, person, place or action that not only has meaning in itself but also stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality, attitude, belief, or value
44. ..... is a common poetic device where an object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object.
45. It is a brief story illustrating a moral or revealing general truths about human nature.
46. After breaking his mother's vase, Casey struggles to decide whether he should tell his mother the truth and face the consequences, or whether he should attempt to hide his mistake and blame the family dog.
47. What is this an example of?I have told you a million times to follow directions.
48. Bill brought blueberries" is an example of a sound device called ..... because each word starts with the same sound.
49. When an author gives an inanimate object human or living characteristics.
50. "Hatred was spreading everywhere, blood was being spilled everywhere, wars were breaking out everywhere
51. Which of the following refers to an intentional exaggeration to make a point?
52. The other girls grew weary of Maureen's narcissism and sometimes hid the mirrors to tease her.
53. What literary device reveals a kind of truth which seems contradictory?
54. The tree danced and twirled as the winds of the hurricane picked up speed. This sentence is an example of which literary device below:
55. "The assignment was a breeze!"
56. The act of speaking alone or to oneself, especially as a theatrical device
57. Description that creates a picture (usually relates to the five senses)
58. Well, I'm no Hercules, but I could open that jelly jar for you.
59. The feeling that a literary work conveys to the readers (the feeling YOU get when you read something)
60. Choose the term that BEST matches the definition. a type of figurative language that applies human qualities to inanimate objects
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