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Literary Devices Quiz 159 (60 MCQs)

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1. When an author uses descriptive language about how something tastes, that is .....
2. Denotation of We're busy doing nothing
3. Figurative language that describes a non-human thing by giving it human traits is called .....
4. Repetition of consonants.
5. A figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else. DOES NOT USE LIKE OR AS.(Ex. Her hair is gold. A blanket of snow covered the streets.)
6. This literary device using the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or connected words.
7. "Like Adam in the garden, he was tempted" is an example of what?
8. Which of the following is NOT an example of a nonfiction text structure?
9. "The snowflakes danced in the wind" is an example of .....
10. A type of figurative language that gives nonhuman things (ideas, objects, or animals) human qualities and characteristics.
11. What literary device is the following? Here are the rules:Ignore all rules
12. My tennis shoes stuck out their tongues at my stinky feet after running the mile.
13. A narrator whose credibility has been seriously compromised and who is untrustworthy.
14. What is the rhyme of the following poem "At the Seaside" by Robert Louis Stevenson? When I was down beside the sea A wooden spade they gave to me To dig the sandy shore. My holes were empty like a cup, In every hole the sea came up, Till it could come no more.
15. In "The Seventh Man, " why does the seventh man's view of the past begin to change?
16. She is as kind as an angel.
17. A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people
18. A well-known symbol that has been handed down over time; public symbols; universal symbols.
19. In the lyrics of the song, "You are the thunder and I am the lightning. " The figurative language being utilized is .....
20. When the writer gives you hints about the character but does not out right tell you.
21. Which word means the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning or a disconnect between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result?
22. Night is a black beast, prowling on fear. What literary device has been used?
23. During a stormy night, my mom and I watched lightning dance across the sky. It was beautiful! This is an example of .....
24. The main character of the story.
25. "No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him."
26. Identify the rhyme scheme ..... Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet So are you
27. Tommy takes ten turns on the swings
28. The author's attitude toward what they're writing about
29. Is this alliteration?The kangaroo kicked the kid.
30. The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow.Poetic device is
31. A figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things is the definition of which term?
32. The ..... meaning of words is what the words actually say.It can be denotation or the dictionary meaning.
33. A central idea of a work, or the message a writer hopes to send to the reader
34. Dear Grandma, Thank you for the new outfit and shoes. Now I am excited about the first day of school. I can't wait to wear my new outfit. I really wanted that shirt, but I didn't have enough money for it. Thanks again! I love you! ..... Mercedes Which word best describes the tone of this note?
35. Doesn't change much in the story
36. What type of literary device is found in the following quite: "My papa's hair is like a broom" (6).
37. Giving non-human objects human-like characteristics.
38. "Friday night lights are my favorite!" Dad told Justin, on the way to the football game. "When I was in school, it was my favorite time of year. Everyone in town would head to the stadium to watch our high school team. Some of my greatest memories are of those times." Justin was so excited to get to experience the game with his dad!
39. "He was a Good Samaritan yesterday when he helped the lady start her car." Is an example of
40. Which of the following uses oxymoron?
41. "I like that boom boom pow ..... "
42. Repetition of internal vowels
43. A short, typically verbal account of a funny, amusing, or interesting event or incident.
44. Loud, repeating, scary and silent all refer to what?
45. What is the definition of foreshadow?
46. An interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred, either before the present time or before the time at which the narration takes place.
47. Taylor Swift:That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
48. The vowel sound is often repeated in a line or phrase.
49. Which literary device is this:all hands on deck!!
50. Trying to shop for gifts on Black Friday is like running with the bulls in Spain.
51. During a group study session, Caleb and Carlos are discussing a math problem. Caleb explains his solution but Carlos finds it ambiguous. If you were David, how would you describe the language Caleb used?
52. If a story is told in 3rd person, it means the narrator is .....
53. Pick a sentence that contains an Alliteration?
54. IN A LITERARY WORK, THIS PERSON STANDS IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROTAGONIST.
55. Identify the expanded noun phrase:My wonderful mum made dinner!
56. What literary device uses highly descriptive language that uses the senses?
57. In Beowulf, Grendel attacks Herot and kills many Danes. Of what type of conflict is this an example?
58. A character reveals himself through .....
59. He uses purple for the soul of the cow because it represents
60. A direct comparison not using like or as
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