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Literary Devices Quiz 23 (60 MCQs)

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1. The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader.
2. Identify the literary device:"The fire fed upon Picassos and Matisses"
3. True or False:It is necessary to capitalize titles of books, magazines, poems, songs, etc.
4. What is the Falling Action of a story?
5. A short, fictional story that teaches a lesson or has a moral
6. What is the best definition of imagery?
7. Appealing to emotions
8. Language that appeals to any sense or any combination of senses
9. 'The sun was bright and the sky was clear. Joan jogged down the path with Rex at her side and smiled about last night's victory.' What's the tone?
10. This happens when things are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form.
11. Which literary device is used in the sentence:'He was as brave as a lion'?
12. A type of personification where emotions are given to a setting, an object or the weather.
13. In the sentence 'The sun smiled down on me', what literary device is being used?
14. An emerald is as green as grass, A ruby red as blood; A sapphire shines as blue as heaven; A flint lies in the mud.
15. Linda heard a scratching at the door. As she walked through the kitchen to the living room, the scratching seemed to get louder. She assumed it was the cat, who might have snuck out, but she saw Snowball, fast asleep on the corner of the couch. The scratching became more insistent and urgent. Linda rushed to the door and swung it open, expecting to see something horrible or frightening. It was a branch, blown by the wind and scratching against the door.
16. The pigs oink as they flop in the mud.
17. The main character
18. A character that does not undergo any internal changes during the story-stays the same from beginning to end
19. A vignette has a plot?
20. Which of the following is an example of irony?a) A fire station burns down.b) The sun rises every morning.c) The flowers bloomed in spring.d) The wind howled through the night.
21. Trey looked out the window. The rain was still pouring down. He threw his baseball glove on the couch with a sigh. The thunder cracked and his phone dinged. Trey picked up the phone. It was a message from his cousin:The game is cancelled because of the weather. Trey didn't reply to the message. He threw the phone back on his bed and rubbed his temples. The rain pattered on the roof. What is the mood of this paragraph?
22. A writer's use of hints or clues to indicate events and situations that will occur in a later plot.
23. A recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, or situation used throughout a work (or in several works by one author), that ties the current situation to previous ones
24. Appealing to the readers senses is called?
25. What is the usual reason one might use a hyperbole?
26. The general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express, the moral of the story. (Usually one to three words)
27. Repetition of internal vowel sound in a line of poetry.
28. In "The Scarlet Ibis, " the narrator experienced internal conflict, known as
29. A contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually exists or happens
30. Explains one thing in terms of another to highlight the ways in which they are alike.
31. O happy three and four!
32. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
33. The repetition of the initial consonant at least twice in a row.
34. The "theme" of a narrative can also be referred to as .....
35. The time and place where the story occurs
36. Rising Action .....
37. "I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time."
38. What poetic device is used in this picture?
39. Which word enhances the images in the sentence: "The raindrops pitter-pattered on the rooftop."
40. Identify the sentence that uses personification.
41. When one thing is expected, but the exact opposite occurs.
42. Words that imitate the sound they are
43. A theme in literature is .....
44. Represents goodness, considered Christ-like
45. Which word means: "consciously and intentionally; on purpose" ?
46. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The zombie herd was Goliath battling the tired townspeople.'?
47. Click the button. "Click" is an example of .....
48. This thing just blinked once and kept staring.
49. In the phrase 'The moon is a silver coin', which literary device is being used?
50. Nice wheels. All hands on deck.
51. "What wealth the show to me had brought"How many literary devices are there in the sentence?
52. The children played in the cold snow until their cheeks were like roses. This is an example of .....
53. "Watching the show was like watching grass grow" is an example:
54. " 'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door-Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door- "
55. Contrast between appearance and reality; when one thing is expected and the exact opposite occurs
56. "My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."
57. The array of motions and ideas suggested by a word in addition to its dictionary definition.
58. A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
59. ..... characterization is when the writer comes right out and tells the reader about the character.
60. I can reach out high to the stars. What is the literary device used here?
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