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Literary Devices Quiz 32 (60 MCQs)

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1. When the reader learns about a character through their speech, thoughts, actions, looks, or interaction with others.
2. He was dark and cruel; she was pleasant and kind.
3. The hockey player lost his control when the puck ran across the ice.
4. What is the best definition of personification?
5. What is an example of? "If I eat one more piece of pie, I'll die! If I can't have one more piece of pie, I'll die!
6. An example of a Hyperbole
7. "The fire danced in her eyes" is an example of
8. The way the reader feels after reading something is called .....
9. A metaphor compares two unlike items by saying that one item IS the other item. Which of these is a metaphor?
10. A figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds
11. A descriptive technique that names a person, thing or action as something else.
12. Which definition is correct for the following term:Tone
13. What is another word that can be used when talking about verbal irony?
14. "Well now, one winter it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue. Late at night, it got so frigid that all spoken words froze solid afore they could be heard. People had to wait until sunup to find out what folks were talking about the night before."
15. Introduces the background information about events, settings, and characters to the audience/readers
16. A reference to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' mind
17. Which point of view has a narrator telling the story from the outside? Pronouns of her, him, he, she, and it are used.
18. Struggle or tension between 2 opposing forces in a work of literature. Can be internal or external.
19. True or False:Every conflict in literature has a resolution.
20. Read the following sentence from "Thank You, Mr. Falker" ."Almost as if it were magic, or as if light had poured into her brain, the words and sentences started to take shape on the page as they never had before."The author uses a simile in this sentence to reveal that Trisha-
21. Emma saw May, the new girl, eating lunch by herself. She didn't want May to have to sit by herself. So Emma invited May to sit with her and her friends. Emma thinks it is important to .....
22. Read the following sentence from "Thank You, Mr. Falker" ."Trisha could feel the tears burning in her eyes."This sentence includes .....
23. Men sell the wedding bells.
24. The emotional atmosphere of a piece-how the reader "feels"
25. A series of words in quick succession that all start with the same letter or sound.
26. Which literary device refers to the succession of words with similar sounds?
27. "When they pulled into a gas station, it was as though they'd arrived at the finest restaurant in the world."
28. Compares two things NOT using like or as
29. A statement that is seemingly contradictory and yet is perhaps true.
30. Something-a person, object, situation, or action which has a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning
31. Any person, object, or action that has additional meaning beyond itself
32. What is the action verb in the sentence? I believe it will rain today.
33. "America is a melting pot" is an example of
34. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and "philosophers and divines." The above passage is an example of
35. A literary device that is used step-by-step in literature to highlight and explain the details of a character in a story.
36. Example:If my mom doesn't let me go to the movies this weekend, I'll die!
37. Basically what Yorick's skull in Hamlet is.
38. There was a young lady of station "I love man" was her sole exclamation But when men cried, "You flatter" She replied, "Oh! no matter Isle of Man is the true explanation.
39. This is a short comment that a character delivers directly to the audience but the other characters can't hear
40. An attitude or feeling associated with a word
41. Informal everyday communication
42. A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that have something in common without using the word "like" or "as."
43. Once Upon a Time, in a Far Away Land ..... is an example of what?
44. Avery wrote a story where the sun smiled down at Rohan and the trees waved at Scarlett. What figure of speech did Avery use to give human qualities to non-human things?
45. The literary device that combines two contrasting words?
46. A device where the author chooses nouns, adjectives, or verbs that paint a strong mental picture and often have layers of meaning.
47. EXAMPLE:His words were a sword that cut through the silence.
48. Which of the following is used in the sentence? The students were all ears when teacher started telling a horror story.
49. "Presidents are always working, whether behind a desk or on a golf course, but there is no passion or sense of purpose." is an example of .....
50. An extreme exaggeration or overstatement that a writer uses for emphasis.
51. "TWO HEADS ARE MUCH BETTER THAN ONE"GUESS THE LITERARY TERM .....
52. A literary device, theme refers to the central, deeper meaning of a written work.
53. Select the statement that features a hyperbole.
54. The reader knows what ALL the characters are thinking, saying, and doing. ("God-like")
55. Laughter is the music of the soul.
56. The technique being used in the following:We are the Hokies. We will prevail. We will prevail. We will prevail. We are Virginia Tech.
57. Which of the following IS/ARE traits of an epic hero?
58. You see your baby sister picking up a china plate. "Don't touch that, " you say, "I don't want it to break." As you take it away from her, you drop the plate and it shatters.
59. The central idea (about people or society) in a work of literature
60. "Life is a journey" is an example of a simile.True / False
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