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Literary Devices Quiz 178 (60 MCQs)

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1. A comparison without using like or as ("life is a highway")
2. A descriptive technique that compares one thing with another, usually using 'as' or 'like'.
3. Writing that gives inanimate objects human characteristics
4. Casual reference to a historical figure or event
5. Which one of NOT an example of Figurative Language?
6. Characters speak to one another
7. To ..... something is to look for differences among two or more elements, but ..... is to do the opposite, to look for similarities.
8. The central character of the story, often called the hero
9. What literary device is present in the line below?The sweet students suddenly screamed when they learned they learned they had to leave at 11:50 am.
10. What point of view is this excerpt in: "She felt excited by the sunlight. She thought to herself that she would go outside to play some soccer before it got too late."
11. Choose the term that BEST matches the definition. the attitude that an author shows towards his or her subject
12. What do we call the voice of the poem?
13. What is the series of conflicts or problems before the most exciting part of the story called?
14. Chronological events are interrupted to go back to prior events is known as which literary device?
15. Which is not an example of Simile?
16. What literary device is used when readers are aware of something the characters are not?
17. Refers to the overall mood and message of your book
18. The dew on the grass made my running shoes damp. It didn't bother me. The sound of my feet hitting the street formed a rhythm, a steady pattern of light thumps. I timed my breathing with the rhythm. These sounds filled my head. I thought of nothing other than the next step and keeping my tempo. I soared over the sidewalks like concrete clouds.
19. A literary genre is also known as literary .....
20. "LIFE IS A JOURNEY" GUESS THE LITERARY DEVICE
21. A man who owns a lawn maintenance business cannot get grass to grow in his own backyard.
22. A character with many personality traits is a(n) .....
23. The leading character in a literary work-generally the "good guy"
24. This type of character has a lot of emotions, beliefs, ideals, concerns, and thoughts.
25. "There are internal and external factors at play here ..... " is an example of .....
26. Balanced sentence-Two parallel elements are set off against each other.
27. Why does someone write a memoir?
28. The word choice of the speaker or author
29. From Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est" :the title suggests it is sweet and fitting to die for your country, but the poem uses images such as "Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud / Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues ..... " which suggest these deaths are not sweet, nor fitting.
30. "There are no announcements in this airport"
31. "Seven horns and the mystery that belongs to all beasts" is an allusion to what?
32. Referring to something without calling it by name
33. Convincing someone by appealing to their sense of logic.
34. Is an over exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally
35. A word that describes how, when, where or how much an action takes place e.g Gently, now, here, very
36. Xochitl, Alex, and Vivian are in a book club. They are discussing how ambiguous language in the novel they just read contributes to the overall meaning of the story. What do you think their conclusion might be?
37. Poem made of 5 lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme, usually considered witty and funny
38. When recurrent elements, structures, contrasts, or other literary devices are found throughout the story to help develop a text's major themes
39. He's running faster than the wind.
40. A reference to people, places, events, or literary works in a text (often biblical)
41. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a human (giving something human qualities)
42. The central idea or message explored in a literary work
43. The speaker or narrator's attitude toward the subject of the piece, distinct from mood in that it is not used to evoke a particular feeling in the reader
44. Imagine Grace, Michael, and Arjun are in a poetry competition. Which technique would they use to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind with their words?
45. What is third person limited point of view?
46. Whichis NOT an example of EXACT or PERFECT Rhyme
47. The narrator is the
48. The sharp thorns of the rose pricked his finger, drawing a small bead of blood.
49. Repeated consonant sounds
50. What side of the stage is Northam?
51. A character, Carson, looks up to his older sister. His sister had an art show coming up. The week before show, she told Carson not to go into her room and peek at her project. Carson followed her rules and didn't try to go in. "I hope it's a painting of me!" thought Carson. What evidence can you use to support the fact that Carson is "respectful" ?
52. Her smile was a mile wide.
53. Which of the following means: "filled with wonder and delight; fascinated?"
54. The way an author reveals details about a character's personality traits
55. The voice in the poem (not always the poet).
56. In Roald Dahl's A Lamb to the Slaughter, a woman kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb. When the cops arrive, she cooks the lamb and feeds it to them, effectively making them eat the evidence of her crime. What type of irony is this?
57. The author's attitude toward his or subject matter and toward the audience.
58. What character trait is revealed here? After glancing around to make sure she wasn't being watched, Marissa slide the candy bar into her pocket. She walked out of store casually, not stopping to pay.
59. The repetition of the same consonant sound in words occurring near one another
60. A thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes.
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