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Literary Devices Quiz 148 (60 MCQs)

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1. Occurs when what happens is very different from what we expected wouldhappen
2. A description of taste/touch/smell/sight/sound
3. The central idea or message in a work of literature.
4. These are series of events in the story which have a causal relationship with eachother.
5. A conflict within a character's own mind/heart
6. "My jacket, that green ugly brother who breathed over my shoulder" is an example of which literary device?
7. This is an example of which literary device? Life is a highwayI wanna ride it all night long
8. What do the Christian characters in the play embody?
9. "Past the ghosts of evergreens."
10. Clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
11. True or False:Common nouns are always capitalized.
12. All the methods used by an author to develop a character.
13. "Much Madness is divinest Sense-/ To a discerning Eye-/ Much Sense-the starkest Madness-/ 'Tis the Majority"
14. Schools should require students to wear uniforms on a daily basis due to the fact that students will experience less peer pressure, parents will spend less money on clothing, and schools will see a reduction of violence between students.
15. One bite of the sour lemon caused my lips to pucker.
16. What literary device do these lines use:Ontario cannot competewith the Northwest in raising wheat.
17. In "The Gift of the Magi, " what does the woman sell to buy her husband a gift?
18. When a word refers totally a different meaning than its original meaning.
19. This is written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure:
20. An inanimate object receives human qualities
21. A writer uses to produce a special effect in his writing and to help readers understand his writing on a deeper level.
22. Lauren, normally shy, was nervous and didn't speak during the entire meeting. Her coworker said, "Lauren, if you could stop talking so much I'd really appreciate it."
23. Which of these is an example of Allusion?
24. Which is the best example of an onomatopoeia?
25. In "The Gift of the Magi, " what does the man sell to buy his wife a Christmas gift?
26. What is Inferring?
27. Word pair that are opposite in meaning from one another
28. The theme is a lesson learned; the moral of the story.
29. When one thing represents another. For example-the stripes on the flag represent the blood shed of our soldiers
30. A literary device that alludes to, or suggests, a plot point later in the story.
31. What is the paragraph foreshadowing? 'Peter I don't think we should jump out of a plane like this.' Allison relax I'm the King and you're my general. What could go wrong?
32. The Statue of Liberty is an example of a .....
33. You should make every attempt to bury the hatchet.
34. When the sound of a word suggests its meaning
35. A commonly recurring element throughout a work:
36. An author's use of images and symbols to represent other ideas or realities
37. To show how something is DIFFERENT is to
38. To stop or cease
39. ..... is a device that moves an audience from the present moment in a chronological narrative to a scene in the past. Often, they are abrupt interjections that further explain a story or character with background information and memories.
40. How can we tell that Woodson (the writer) is telling us something important in her writing?
41. Which of the following is an example of first person?
42. Whoosh, passing breeze flags flutter and flap frog croaks, bird whistles babbling bubbles from tap-Lee Emmett
43. Simile or metaphor?That girl is as tough as nails.
44. Which literary term is showcased in the following quote:Attention shifted to him like sunflowers turning to the sun.
45. In which point of view does the author speak directly to the readers using the pronouns 'you', 'your', and 'yours'?
46. Writers use this to communicate positive or negative feelings in their writing.
47. Something that is not human is given human characteristics.
48. The style in which an author writes.
49. A comparison that does not use "like" or "as" . Says one thing IS the other.
50. Which word means a 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme, always ending with a couplet?
51. Words that have opposite definitions in the ame phrase or sentence
52. "The bee buzzed past the queen."What poetic device is this an example of?
53. A play on words based on two different meanings of the same word or two different words with the same pronunciation.
54. When someone says something that means the opposite of the literal meaning.
55. What is the purpose of enjambment in poetry?
56. Who is the protagonist in Illegal?
57. I (won't/want) to (hear/here) (you're/your) favorite album (fore/for/four) my birthday!
58. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The waves danced in the sunlight'?
59. How does figurative language impact a story?
60. During the flood, he noted, "It's a little damp outside."
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