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Literary Devices Quiz 149 (60 MCQs)

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1. She had eyes like the stars. What literary device are they using here?
2. A literary reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event
3. The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
4. Where do we live? What city?
5. What is the use of figurative language to appeal to one or more of the five senses?
6. "Whispered" is an example of what literary device?
7. When the author uses an object or image to represent a larger idea or feeling
8. Which definition is correct for the following term:External Conflict
9. We look in toward the Milky Way, in toward the system of Sol, in toward the planet Earth, in toward the nation of China, and, finally, in toward a lonely hut on a lonely hill
10. Giving an inanimate object human or lifelike qualities
11. The high point of conflict, when tension is greatest
12. Which country finally published ANIMAL FARM first?
13. Identify the adjective in this sentence:Beautiful music filled the room.
14. What is the device exemplified by Eliza Doolittle's use of the word "abso-bloomin'-lutely" ?
15. A word or phrase is repeated two or more times.
16. Take with a grain of salt
17. Edgar Allan Poe wrote very descriptively and allowed the reader to use all his/her senses to picture exactly what was happening. This is an example of .....
18. ..... is what happens in a story (or the series of events).
19. "The crow was laughing as a reminder of how silly I had been."
20. Which is an example of second person?
21. A figure of speech in which a person, object, or situation represents something in addition to its literal meaning
22. This literary device, or technique is a part of a character. It it gives us great insight into the character and who they are as a person/being.
23. What is parallel structure?
24. Definition:This type of figurative language compares two, unlike things.
25. A figure of speech comparing two things NOT using "like" or "as"; Ex:it's raining cats and dogs!
26. Which of the following is NOT true about theme?
27. ..... uses like or as in their literary device.
28. Which literary device is this an example of? "Her mouth was a fountain of delight."
29. A person or force who opposes the main character
30. A narrator is telling the story but isn't a character in the story
31. Mentioning the Beatles, Mustangs, and Corvairs in The Outsiders are examples of
32. ..... is an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing within a text. The reference has a historical, cultural, literary or political significance so that most readers will understand the reference being made.
33. ..... sentences end with a period.
34. The process by which a writer reveals the personality of an individual in a story or play
35. This is the part of the story that notifies the reader of the story's characters, setting and conflict:
36. Rage, Rage against the dying day is an example of .....
37. Repeated consonant sounds at the ends of words On the top of the step he will tip his cap.
38. Which of the following choices is an example of a metaphor?
39. What is epistrophe?
40. Description or figurative language (visual, auditory, olfactory, kinesthetic, tactile, & gustatory)
41. Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
42. A scene in a story that interrupts the action of the story to show an event that happened at an earlier time.
43. A character that adapts, changes, or grows during the course of the story
44. A style of poem written with a consistent rhythm of 10 syllables per line and 5 "heartbeats" per line.
45. Shelly felt relieved. She had finally finished her homework, completed her chores, and written a long-overdue thank you note to her grandmother. Her relief wouldn't last for long, though. Her mother knocked on the bedroom door and walked in.
46. Complete the ANALOGY Socks are to Feet as Gloves are to .....
47. Identify the literary device in the sentence:'The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.'
48. Which literary device references something else?
49. The feeling the reader takes away with him or her after reading is known as the .....
50. Which sentence is written in second person point of view?
51. The true pioneers of democracy were the ancient Greeks. As the article below shows, the men who designed the structure of the U.S. government were heavily influenced by ancient Greek political thought. The democratic form of government they developed was in many ways modeled on ancient Greek democracy. What do you think influence means?
52. The beginning of the story when characters and setting are introduced is called the .....
53. This backpack weighs a ton!
54. The most interesting point in the text or the turning point in the text
55. This is the optional final chapter found at the end of a story, book, or play
56. The events in the story from the beginning to the end.
57. The lazy cloud refused to move away from the sun is an example of .....
58. Which of the following is used in the sentence? Mom's plants were dying for a drink of water.
59. Wow, they bicker like cats and dogs!
60. What is the "opposing claim" in an argumentative essay?
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