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Literary Devices Quiz 176 (60 MCQs)

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1. When something is referred to indirectly
2. What does the exposition or basic situation of plot help to do?
3. "Her scream bent instrument dials like palms in a hurricane" (60). (1 answer)
4. Characters the reader doesn't get much information about
5. What is the difference between a conductor and a teacher? The conductor minds the train and a teacher trains the mind.
6. The writer of a memoir writes about something that
7. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
8. "Hard times always after a poor man. One day I got tired, sat down to rest a spell, and felt a tap on my shoulder. Hard times caught up with me" contains:
9. When the reader/audience knows that something will happen, but the character(s) do not
10. Imagine you're a poet trying to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind using words. What literary device would you primarily use?
11. What is an extreme exaggeration that could not possibly happen?
12. Where the story takes place
13. Which matches the definition of personification?
14. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today." This is an example of what literary device?
15. The character or force that is working against the main character
16. Which Literary Device is in the following sentence:Her touch sent shivers down my spine like an ice cube.
17. "Did a shadow fall across the moon or did the moon simply go out, extinguished as abruptly and completely as a candle? There was still the sound of leaves, a terrified, terrifying rushing. All light was gone. Darkness was complete. Suddenly the wind was gone, and all sound. Meg felt that Calvin was being torn from her. When she reached for him her fingers touched nothing." Which words create the mood?
18. "His humongous heart embraced the orphans" is
19. Which literary device is used in the sentence 'Meow'?
20. Which literary device is defined as a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true?
21. Identify the alliteration in the sentence:Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
22. When the character battles an outside force
23. Which literary device is often used to provide deeper meaning to a narrative by drawing parallels between two ideas or objects?
24. "There's a letter for you." "For me?" Jackson was pleased. He didn't get that much mail. "Where?" "On the coffee table." The envelope was pink. There were yellow roses on the flap. His name and address were in pencil. There was nothing to indicate danger. How does Jackson feel about the letter?
25. What literary device is used in the phrase 'as brave as a lion'?a) Metaphorb) Similec) Personificationd) Alliteration
26. "Susie sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of .....
27. Poem that has 5 lines based on syllables 1st line:2 syllables2nd line:4 syllables3rd line:6 syllables4th line:8 syllables5th line:2 syllablesUsually uses a lot of adjectives to describe a topic
28. Which Vocab Word Best Fits:John is a real pig when he eats.
29. We are going to have to let you go .....
30. I'll succumb to something that I summon soon
31. Twinkle, twinkle little star.
32. This is the impact on the reader when reading or watching a text. Masterful creators can design the impact on their audiences through their use of different devices and techniques.
33. The location, time, and situation in which a story takes place.
34. The bird's chirp filled the empty night air.What is the literary device used in the sentence?
35. A very short story that is significant to the topic at hand; usually adding personal knowledge or experience to the topic
36. When a direct comparison is made WITHOUT the use of words such as "like, " you are using what literary device?
37. All of the following are types of satire EXCEPT
38. "He's as fast as lightning" is an example of what literary device?
39. The use of words that sound like what they mean; crunching snow, buzzing conversation, BOOM!
40. True or False-A flashback is the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
41. A character or group of characters who create conflict for the main character
42. Which point of view uses the pronoun I?
43. With a great roar of the mountain
44. Meaning the narrator is restricted in what they see and know of the story
45. What literary device is being used below? Her voice is music to his ears.
46. A character that has only one or two characteristics representing one or two traits
47. Define:ONOMATOPOEIA?
48. The first part of the plot diagram is known as the
49. She drowned in a sea of grief.
50. Which stage of a narrative comes first?
51. In Taylor Swift's "Love Story", Swift sings:That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet" referencing the tragic story of these two star-crossed lovers. This is an ..... to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
52. In a story, the tension between two opposing forces; a problem to be solved, obstacle to be overcome, an enemy to be defeated, or a choice or decision to be made
53. Words the author use to show how they feel about a given topic
54. A comparison between two unlike objects without using like or as is .....
55. Ethan picturing Zeena's face while he is sledding with Mattie
56. Christopher Columbus was one of the best explorers.
57. Which is an example of a biblical allusion? (Biblical = from the Bible)
58. "The sun smiled down on us." is an example of .....
59. Which choice is an example of foreshadowing in a story about heroes and villains? (a)
60. Attributing human qualities to nonhuman (or inanimate) things
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