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Literary Devices Quiz 36 (60 MCQs)

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1. The repetition of consonant sounds, Ex. "Fetched fresh, as I suppose, off some sweet wood."
2. What literary device is being used in the sentence 'The sun is a golden ball'?
3. Uncle Jon smells bad and wears old clothes.
4. The point of the greatest emotional intensity.
5. "The world invented weapons and words, "
6. Which literary device is a mournful poem or lament for the dead?
7. What issue causes the conflict between Shylock and the Christian characters to come to a head?
8. Suggests a hidden meaning via the use of metaphoric examples. It is a device where the meaning of a greater, often abstract moral or political concept is conveyed with the aid of more material objects or ideas being used as an example.
9. In the phrase 'Time is money', which literary device is being used?
10. A character who has only one or two personality traits
11. Rachel ran right until she realized she was running round and round.
12. The expression of the writer's attitude toward a subject.
13. "Brian was a wall, quickly returning every tennis ball back at his opponent over the net." This is an example of .....
14. Clap along if you feel like a room without a roofClap along if you feel like happiness is the truthClap along if you know what happiness is to you
15. A-Dawg changes throughout the story from an immature brat to a responsible child. What type of literary device is this?
16. Which consonant sound is an example of alliteration in the sentence, 'Wendy went to Walmart to win washable face masks?
17. "The sea was angry that day, my friends!" This is an example of .....
18. Hyperbole is used to:
19. The author gives clues about a character by describing what a character looks like, does, and says, as well as how other characters react to them Ex. "Crooks scowled, but Lennie's disarming smile defeated him. Come on in and set a while."
20. Roses can symbolize .....
21. A humorous scene placed between serious scenes
22. Specialized language or technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject or profession.
23. The voice of the wind calls, echoing through the canyon.
24. When the audience knows something important that a character doesn't know
25. Too soon, it was time to leave. "Can you come back next week?" Rick asked. "I would love to!" I said. What is the phrase in blue?
26. Kisses are the flowers of affection, what is the similarity between kisses and flowers in the metaphor?
27. Describe a character using characterization techniques.
28. It refers to repetition of sounds produced by vowels within a sentence or phrase.
29. "The air was hot and dripping as if the city were wrapped in a wool blanket pulled from a boiling pot."
30. The word "static" is literature means .....
31. A device where the speaker refers to something that the reader needs prior knowledge of or experience with in order to understand.
32. Which literary device is an exaggeration used for emphasis or dramatic effect?
33. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express a strong emotion or create a statement is a .....
34. In a hero, hubris refers to arrogant, excessive self-pride or self-confidence or a lack of some important perception or insight due to pride in one's abilities
35. The boy believed black birds bite.
36. "A study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2006 found that 23.5 percent of high schools offered fast food from places like Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" (The New York Times).
37. If nomenclature is
38. The character Pollyanna, from Eleanor Porter's children's book, is a young girl who finds good in everything and everyone. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? "Tess is such a Pollyanna!" Liam announced with a sigh.
39. Rational, reasonable, analytical, cogent.
40. The dog's fur was as black as
41. The repetition of beginning sounds in a sentence is a(n)
42. Connotation means the second definition in the dictionary.
43. 'Sister Anna, who frighten me with suspended insomnia!
44. The series of related events in a story or play
45. What is the term for a common saying that is understood in one language but cannot literally be translated into another language?
46. HAPPENS NEAR THE END OF A STORY AFTER THE CLIMAX AND RESOLUTION OF A MAJOR CONFLICT.
47. What is writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally?
48. What is the meaning of the allusion?We do serious work in the classroom; it's not a Mickey Mouse Club in here!
49. An indirect or passing reference to a person, place, or thing (usually in literature)
50. The owl laughed into the darkness. What type of figurative language is used?
51. The conflict in the story between a character and an OUTSIDE force such as nature, technology, or another character.
52. The central idea in a piece of literature; what a writer wishes to reveal or teach about a subject (should be in the form of a statement).
53. The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work
54. Choose the sentence that uses euphemism.
55. Which type of irony is this:the audience realizes that someone is about to get killed in a scary movie but the character does not?
56. The local playground demanded that they fight
57. When what actually happens is the opposite of what you would expect to happen
58. "I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is .....
59. The author described the fight with (a) using words like "crash" and "pow" to describe the sounds of the action.
60. Winter's icy grip squeezed his rib cage.
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