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Literary Devices Quiz 40 (60 MCQs)

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1. Is the usage of a part to represent the whole
2. Which literary device is shown here? 1 dicebas quondam te solum nosse Catullum, 2 Lesbia, nec prae me velle tenere Iovem
3. In the movie Toy Story, Buzz and Woody are opposites, and because of this we see their individual characteristics more clearly. This is an example of .....
4. When an object is given the qualities of a person
5. Most dogs have fur.
6. Two words look to rhyme, but when sounded out they do not
7. The use of words that imitate the sound
8. A character with only one definable trait
9. You don't have to be Albert Einstein to understand poetry.
10. In Language Arts class, what do we mean by text?
11. The point of greatest suspense or interest in a story
12. Define Falling Action:
13. When Ruth Jones's alarm clock woke her at seven o'clock that morning, she had no idea that today would be the longest day of her life. What is this an example of?
14. "The pirate smelled like a garbage can, " is an example of .....
15. Why would Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones want to help this boy?
16. The repetition of vowels sounds in a word:Holy Mole
17. In a creative writing class, Abigail wrote the following sentence:'The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas'. Grace and Maya are discussing about it. According to them, what literary device did Abigail use in her sentence?
18. The guides made sure to focus when they repeated the head count.
19. The message the author is trying to express within a story
20. Who was Narcissus
21. A reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar.
22. Now I'm the model of a modern major general, /the venerated Virginian veteran whose men are all lining up
23. Which literary device is the example referring to? If a character mentions offhandedly that bad things always happen to them in autumn, then the observant reader will be alert when the leaves in the story begin to fall.
24. Giving humanlike qualities to nonhuman things
25. "She had a smile like the sun" What literary device can you spot here?
26. A part of something represents the whole, or the whole represents the part
27. A concrete object that stands for something deeper is called .....
28. When human characteristics are given to inanimate (non-living) things it is called, .....
29. A situation in which there are two contradicting meanings of the same event, image, words, or story, often referring to the difference between expectation and reality
30. What is Parallelism/Parallel Style?
31. What best defines the hero of an epic?
32. "The pen is mightier than the sword" is an example of .....
33. This is the part of the story where a conflict is revealed (called the inciting force) and becomes more pronounced as the story progresses.
34. Language arranged in lines, with a regular rhythm and often a definite rhyme scheme
35. In "Thank You, M'am" , What do these lines indicate about Mrs. Jones?"Then it (Roger's face) will get washed this evening, :said the large woman starting up the street, dragging the frightened boy behind her.
36. What literary device is the following excerpt?An old lump of snow melted in the corner.The chirping crickets filled the empty night air.I was awoken by the pleasing scent of the bacon as it wafted down the hallway.
37. "I made those biscuits yesterday, " said Mom. "I don't know if they're still good." Dad banged one on the table. "As soft and fluffy as a chunk of granite, " he remarked.
38. Which of the following answers is a correct example of the main Conflict in "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata?
39. Language which describes something in detail using words.
40. Which literary device is this:her tears flowed like a river down her cheek
41. Fill in the blank in the following sentence::It is a combination of factors that ..... the present situation
42. Why is Himmel an ironic name for the street?
43. Hinting at something
44. This figure usually creates a conflict for the main character.
45. The time between the beginning and the end of the story is the .....
46. The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities beyond their literal meaning.
47. Which of the following is used in the sentence? This test is as easy as pie.
48. Which literary device is used in the sentence:'The thunder roared angrily'?
49. Which of the following is used in the sentence? The beautiful blue butterfly bumped into the box.
50. Respect or a gesture showing respect, like a bow or curtsy
51. The underlying idea in a work of fiction is called .....
52. This is an integral part of a narrative-be it a novel, a play or a movie. It provides the main source of action in the text. It can be internal or external. When the character is struggling within his own mind it is an internal struggle while when the character is struggling with an external force which could be nature, an antagonist or the society, it is an external struggle.
53. Inner conflict is when:
54. " ..... the regiments of mice hummed out as softly asblown gray leaves ..... "This line best exemplifies which of the following .....
55. She smiles and laughs a lot so we call her GRUMPY.
56. "He who questions training only trains himself at asking questions." This is an example of .....
57. What does logos mean in an argument?
58. Which is an example of SUSPENSE?
59. "Max's personality is as colorful as a box of crayons" is an example of
60. A reference to a person, place, thing, or idea
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