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Literary Devices Quiz 20 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which part of the story is the same as the set-up of the story where the characters, background, and setting were being revealed?
2. A pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." .
3. I am the richest man in the world!
4. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of it's literal or usual meaning; incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result
5. The reader or audience knows something that a character or narrator does not.
6. A direct comparison of two unlike objects (not using "like" or "as")
7. What helps create the mood of the writing?
8. Verbal Irony happens when .....
9. A struggle within a character's mind, such as over a difficult decision or conflicting feelings; man vs. self
10. "the thunder boomed" is an example of .....
11. I am going to go powder my nose. Are you coming?
12. Comparison between 2 unalike things using like or as
13. A press conference by the Pentagon
14. This term means to use a strong exaggeration:
15. After questioning him about the pronunciation of his name, Igor tells him that HIS name is actually pronounced as what?
16. The feeling the reader takes away with him or her after reading .....
17. Which literary device is used to hint at events that will occur later in a story?
18. Which of the following is compared to the mother's life?
19. The attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audience
20. The dog soap was a slippery eel during the dog's bath.
21. This referes to the alterations of stong or weak (stressed and unstressed) syllables in the flow of a poem
22. A symbol functions to
23. Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. What is the rhyme scheme?
24. The way in which words are arranged to form phrases or and sentences.
25. An extreme exaggeration or overstatement ("that test took forever!"
26. Giving something at is non-human human-like qualities or attributes
27. What is the following an example of ..... "You ain't nothin' but a hound dog ..... "
28. What is the definition of verbal irony?
29. The lesson, the moral; what is right or wrong.
30. What's the meaning of this simile? "My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
31. He is the last of the luckless laborers.What literary device has been used?
32. Time and place the story takes place Ex. Kabul River, 2001; "A few miles south of Afghanistan."
33. An ending in which the central problem or conflict is left unresolved.
34. When characters, events, objects, and ideas have secondary or metaphorical meaning, this is:
35. The associations and emotions overtones attached to a word beyond its literal definition, or denotation; may be positive, negative, or neutral
36. No ship in sight, three stags on the shore
37. What is it called when there's a break in the story to retell past events?
38. Which type of irony is in this statement:A pilot is afraid of heights.
39. "Bonnie built a build-a-bear with Betty" is an example of .....
40. Which of the following is an alliteration?
41. What example of a literary device am I? Forgiveness free of evil done
42. Which type of imagery is associated with the sense of hearing?
43. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'Love is a battlefield'?
44. A passing or indirect reference to something else.
45. This is the turning point of the story. Usually, the main character will come face-to-face with a conflict. The main character will change in some way. This also happens towards the END of the story.
46. The main character of the story; the one who is faced with the conflict
47. Which of the following is an example of 2nd person?
48. "Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring/ The ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing;"
49. Having more than one possible meaning.
50. Which literary device is shown here?25 posse pati volui nec me temptasse negabo:
51. Hundreds of people come to see him, you know, hundreds! (page 6)
52. This is an example of which literary device? Your suntan does rapidly peel andYour wise men don't know how it feelsTo be thick as a brick.
53. The underlying message of a story is called the .....
54. Which of the following statements is an idiom?
55. An immediately identifiable person or object that serves as a prototype character or story that has been used over and over.
56. The central insight (or lesson) about life that an author is trying to communicate through his or her story
57. True or False:Mr. Ocax does most of his hunting during the day and sleeps at night.
58. Frogs frequently frolic in fresh water.Carl carefully caught Carmen.Brian bought a black bulldog. These are all examples of:
59. How is a metaphor different from a symbol?
60. All of the events that lead to the eventual climax, including character development and events that create suspense.
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