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Literary Devices Quiz 15 (60 MCQs)

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1. Read the following sentence from "Thank You, Mr. Falker" ."But when Trisha tried, the numbers were like a stack of blocks, wobbly and ready to fall."The author's use of figurative language in this sentence helps the reader-
2. Conflict is the ..... between opposing forces.
3. When the opposite of what you expect to happens occurs
4. What type of conflict takes place inside of a character's mind?
5. One summer's day, a merry Grasshopper was dancing, singing and playing his violin with all his heart. He saw an Ant passing by working hard to store food for the winter. "Come and sing with me instead of working so hard, " said the Grasshopper "Let's have fun together." "I must store food for the winter, " said the Ant, " and I advise you to do the same." "Don't worry about winter, it's still very far away, " said the Grasshopper, laughing at him. But the Ant wouldn't listen and continued to work. When winter came, the starving Grasshopper went to the Ant's house and humbly begged for something to eat. "If you had listened to my advice in the summer you would not now be in need, " said the Ant. "I'm afraid you will have to go without supper, " and he closed the door. What is the theme?
6. A struggle between a character and his or her own thoughts, feelings, or emotions.
7. What type of conflict is this:The Toronto Maple Leafs playing the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final.
8. Giving human qualities to nonhuman objects
9. Read the following words:synchronize synonym synthesize The root syn most likely means .....
10. A character that is not explained well by the author. The reader knows very little about this character.
11. "I've already told Amy to be quiet a thousand times!" is an example of
12. Odysseus-"The honey smell was invading him ..... "(4)
13. In the story told by Grace, 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky as William and Abigail watched in awe', which literary device is used?
14. What literary device is "BOOM" ?
15. The rusty door hinge screamed every time the door opened.
16. What literary device is used in this lyric? That you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebblesAnd my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"And I was cryin' on the staircaseBeggin' you, "Please don't go, " and I said Romeo, take me somewhere we can be aloneI'll be waiting, all there's left to do is runYou'll be the prince and I'll be the princessIt's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes" .
17. This character does NOT change, have a transformation, or learn a lesson throughout the story.
18. Uses the words like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things
19. What are the series of events leading to the where the story wraps up?
20. The dog is as mean as a witch
21. Refers to words that sound like the thing they're referring to.
22. Age is a state of mind. This is a .....
23. BONUS:I have no doors, but I have keys. I have no rooms but you do have space. But you can never leave
24. What is a Memoir?
25. A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as. Something is something else
26. The reversal of the normal order of words is the definition of what term?
27. "That old pizza has really made my stomach angry with me." This is an example of .....
28. "The cloud ticked 'BOOM' early in the morning" is
29. When what is unexpected happens; it is used in literature to entertain or create suspense
30. Similarity in sound between vowels in words next to each other
31. Any image or thing that stands for something else. In literature, this literary element can often be characters, settings, images, or other motifs that stand in for bigger ideas. Example:Albert Einstein is the ultimate ..... of intelligence and scientific genius.
32. This is an example of what kind of literary device:"The flowers nodded their heads in the breeze."
33. Repetition of ending (of the word or stressed syllable) consonant sound
34. A character foil is .....
35. "The table played a cruel joke on Mrs. Cook when it collapsed as she placed her coffee on it." What human characteristic is being given?
36. Sequence of events and happenings that make up a story.
37. Character type that changes throughout the course of the story
38. "I know that I know nothing" is an example of what?
39. A reference to a real or fictional person, place, event or work of art
40. The lazy cloud refused to move away from the sun.
41. What literary device is being used? "War is peace."
42. Point out the answer that uses Alliteration.
43. If I know one thing, it's that I know nothing.
44. When the actual (plot) outcome is the opposite of the expected outcome-this is the definition for .....
45. An object that has literal meaning and a deeper meaning
46. What kind of narration is used below:"You need to leave, " I told the man, because it is getting late.
47. Identify the literary device: "Because we never subscribed to newspapers or magazines, I'd never known what was going on in the world, except for the skewed version of event we got from Mom and Dad ..... one in which every politician was a crook, every cop was a thug, and every criminal had been framed."
48. What does implicit mean in a writing context?
49. Which literary device is used in the sentence:'Her eyes were as blue as the ocean'?
50. The following are examples of which literary device?"It was dark and dim in the forest.""He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee.""The fresh and juicy orange is very cold and sweet."
51. The main idea/message of the story that the author wants you to consider.
52. We know ..... about round characters.
53. What is this an example of? "Nobody loves me, Nobody cares, Nobody picks me peaches and pears."
54. Choose the term that BEST matches the definition. the repetition of a consonant sound
55. Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or non-human creatures
56. Definition:Hesitant to do something.
57. The ..... tends to be the main character in a story and is usually the character that the audience identifies with the most; like the "hero" .
58. The sound of black is"Boom! Boom! Boom!"The above is an example of what literary device?
59. An exaggeration or overstatement (Ex. I had to wait forever).
60. Sense imagery x 5 (olfactory; visual; touch; taste; auditory)
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