Literary Devices Quiz 146 (60 MCQs)

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1. The song title "What a Wonderful World" by Louie Armstrong is an example of .....
2. You are a box of crayons.
3. Dramatic struggle between two forces in a story
4. Which type of conflict is the following:The main character pushes back against laws and rules.
5. When what is said is different from what is meant
6. What is the time and place where a story occurs called?
7. Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: "The sun loved the moon so much, he died every night to let her breathe."
8. What is a repetition of initial letters in a sequence of words?
9. "She's as clever as a fox" is an example of .....
10. Example:I think he has a few skeletons in his closet.
11. Which POV uses "you" and "your" to tell a story?
12. Which sentence IS about the setting?
13. What is the point of view that a personal narrative uses?
14. The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words or in a stresses syllable.
15. Which of the following is an example of a motif in literature?
16. Sequence of events in a narrative
17. Define internal conflict:
18. The complications and problems that keep the plot from moving too smoothly toward the resolution
19. Which of the following means: "falling apart or ruined, run-down?"
20. When you have to infer to find out what a Character is like
21. When the author repeats something
22. He opened the cupboard and released a woody stench into the kitchen
23. Which one is NOT a character trait of Poppy?
24. The three-year-old peered down from the diving board and looked back at his mother behind him. His knees began to buckle as he took another step forward. "Splash!"
25. You look beautiful in your shabby attire.is an example of .....
26. The very first part of the plot.
27. The perspective in a story refers to what?
28. In a poetry recital, Acxel kept using the same line in his poem. This is an example of which literary device?
29. Fill in the blank with the missing words:In foreshadowing, the author gives clues into what might happen in the future through ..... or ..... clues.
30. The students were as quiet as ghosts.
31. Which literary device states one thing that is another thing?
32. I'll climb a thousand mountains, just to be close to you.
33. A round character will have .....
34. What is the foreshadow in this passage? It was only 5:00AM, so everyone else in the house was still asleep. As they crept through the kitchen to the back door, Mary sniffed the air. It had the faint scent of coffee and something sweet. She shrugged it off and followed Justin out the door, down the back steps, and out onto the boat dock. The fog had settled over the lake, making it impossible to see anything.
35. Resolution (denouement)
36. "More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss."
37. Words that SOUND like the actions they refer to are examples of .....
38. A character who undergoes an important inner change such as a change in personality, or attitude
39. (aabb) (ccdd) (eeff) (gghh) is an example of
40. What the text says + your background knowledge
41. "What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet, the sun!"
42. 'Cause all of meLoves all of youLove your curves and all your edgesAll your perfect imperfections
43. Hints that are given that warn you that something may happen later in the story is called .....
44. The sad student sat silently in the room. This is an example of .....
45. A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
46. "All of my life I'd been warned that the waters lied." -This is an example of .....
47. When an author gives animals, objects, ideas, or actions, the qualities of humans, he/she is using .....
48. Literary work with a happy ending
49. This type of character is uncomplicated and usually a side-kick.
50. An expression that conveys the opposite belief of the speaker in a humorous way is called .....
51. Kapow, Boom, Buzz is an example of .....
52. The Joker, Batman, Mario, Princess Peach, Bowser are all examples of what?
53. "He's the laziest dog in the world" is an example of .....
54. What are the rows of words in a poem called?
55. Which is an example of an PROTAGONIST?
56. Character who stands in opposition to the central character in a story
57. The use of vivid sensory language in literature
58. The mood of a passage, book, or song is .....
59. What is the definition of diction?
60. When the audience knows something the characters don't know