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Literary Devices Quiz 17 (60 MCQs)

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1. His words cut deeper than a knife.
2. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The dove is a symbol of peace.'?
3. Imagine Kai, Aiden, and Abigail are in a thrilling book club discussion. They come across a term that describes when an author uses "like" or "as" to compare two different things. What is this literary device called?
4. School is boring.
5. What is the literary device of Personification?
6. How do details impact a story?
7. What is an exaggeration used to create emphasis and/or evoke strong feelings?
8. Which of the following is the best definition of internal conflict?
9. "My TV speaks hatred."
10. Makayla is kind to everyone. Last week, when a new girl came to Makayla's class, Makayla showed her around the school and introduced her to all of her friends. Which word best describes Makayla?
11. Which of the following is the climax of "The Landlady" ?
12. A character who does not change
13. The metaphorical substitution of a related idea or characteristic for a larger concept (e.g., "Boot on the ground" to represent soldiers)
14. Identify the literary device in the following passage: "No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until 'justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream" ' (King 3).
15. Series of actions that help move the story forward
16. A struggle between two or more opposing forces.
17. Which word means "a comparison using like or as" ?
18. What is the second step in exploding sentences?
19. In war the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich make slaves of the poor.
20. Highest point of interest; turning point of the story is known as which plot element?
21. "My father climbs the stairs says the lasagna looks like dog meat, but he eats two servings." ..... "Eating in Silence" "Looks like dog meat" is an example of:
22. The wall stared at me silently is an example of .....
23. The sequence of events that make up a story
24. An expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words say. (example:that was a peice of cake!)
25. Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving.
26. Marcy sat in class, drumming her fingers on her desk. Thinking back to that morning, she felt remorse over the way she had talked to her mom. Marcy's character traits are revealed through her .....
27. The goldfish looked like butterscotch candies in the water.
28. After the walk through the dessert, Kim's tongue felt dry as a bone. What are the words in blue an example of?
29. Which is an example of oxymoron?
30. An interruption in the present action of a story to tell about something that happened in the past is .....
31. THE PIE MADE A SPLAT WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND
32. The use of conjunctions ..... usually AND ..... between every item in a list
33. I have a ton of homework
34. I know Caroline wants Edwin to eat more vegetables but honestly she's beating a dead horse.
35. Main character put against another character
36. Poetry that does not follow a set pattern or form is called as a .....
37. What is the definition of Literary Device?
38. Toy Story is an example of .....
39. As they are going through the woods and see the castle, what mood is being created?
40. Feeling excited or anxious about what may happen next
41. Attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
42. The central message of a story
43. On the sagging telephone wiresjust outside my window hang the corpsesof what were oncethree joyous little kites.The above is an example of personification
44. A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison
45. The feeling a reader has about a word.
46. This type of irony involves a contrast between what is said and what is meant.
47. Looking into over looking at.
48. When the tree fell on the characters in "The Interlopers" that was what kind of conflict?
49. The events between the exposition and climax are called .....
50. Definition:A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as",
51. The orphan cried a river as the bus she was on began moving.
52. Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row
53. Two people are stranded on a desert island. They are surrounded by water, yet they grow weak and are dying from thirst.
54. A figure of speech that involves exaggerated or over-the-top statements for emphasis or effect
55. The location or place and the time in which a story occurs
56. A short story is a brief work of fiction that describes ..... events and people.
57. Do you have a ..... to run a marathon like me? I have always felt the desire to.
58. "I have been dropped like a hot Pop Tart on a cold kitchen floor" (21)
59. The character who causes or represents opposition.
60. The action in a short story takes place over a very long time frame.
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