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Literary Devices Quiz 44 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is not related to theme?
2. What literary device is illustrated below:A child runs away from someone throwing a water balloon at him and falls into the pool.
3. A character that changes throughout the course of the story; experiences a transformation and/or learns a valuable life lesson
4. A comparison of two things by saying one thing is another WITHOUT using "like" or "as" .
5. Comparing two unlike things using like or as is
6. The opposition of forces essential to the plot is called .....
7. "Buzz" and "BAM!" are examples of
8. Oh, just get a job? Yeah, why don't I just strap on my job helmet and squeeze down into a job cannon, and fire off into jobland where jobs grow on jobbies!
9. "Her face was like a snow-covered island upon which rain might fall, but it felt no rain ..... "
10. An organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before the current or present time of the story. They are often introduced as recollections or memories of characters.
11. Find the simple subject in the following sentence:The wacky platypus wanted more Cracker Jacks.
12. Language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words (simile, metaphor, personification, etc.)
13. Express ideas through language
14. Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers is an example of:
15. When speakers say the opposite of what they mean (sarcasm)
16. This is an example of which literary device? All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players;
17. When the black cat crossed my path, I should have taken it as a sign for things to come.
18. A character who is used as a contrast to another more important character; the contrast emphasizes the differences between the two characters, bringing out the distinctive qualities in each
19. The highest emotional level reached in a story is the .....
20. When a line of poetry has no end punctuation and wraps around to the next line, it is called
21. Writing that comments humorously on human flaws, ideas, social customs, or institutions in order to change them.
22. "Like light, we can't be broken, even when we bend."What poetic device is this an example of?
23. What are the 'b, ' 'p, ' 't' and 'd' sounds called?
24. Croak, caw, buzz, whirr, swish, hum, quack, meow, oink, and tweet are examples of what literary device?
25. Why does Roger grow afraid in the beginning of the story?
26. The son of the police chief is arrested for attempted burglary.
27. "It is one million degrees in Ms. Tomlinson's room!" is an example of ..... ?
28. Today was the best day ever.
29. The snow whispered as it fell to the ground. What kind of Figurative language is the statement?
30. What is it when the author integrates the audience into the play?
31. What type of poem has a fixed form with 14 lines, where each line has ten syllables?
32. An author makes an indirect reference to a figure, place, event, or idea originating from outside the text.
33. Identify the literary device in the following sentence:'Time is money.'
34. Which pronouns are generally used by the narrator in Third Person Point of View passages?
35. Choose the correct relationship between literary devices, elements, and techniques
36. Which of the following is an evaluative word?
37. The comparison of two unlike things by saying one is like another
38. When a person says something that is the opposite of what he/she means, the person is using
39. That government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the Earth
40. Which sentence is a "descriptive sentence" using the 5 senses?
41. What type of Japanese poem consists of 17 syllables arranged in three lines, with the first line having 5 syllables, the second line 7, and the third line 5?
42. Overall feeling that a work of literature creates for readers (aka atmosphere)
43. What is a common theme shared by the poems "On Turning Ten" and "If" ?
44. A word's connotative meaning is
45. Which literary term refers to the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in a story?
46. The words used to strike a mood
47. Using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning
48. A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated
49. When events occur that are the opposite of what we expect to happen
50. They were fighting like cats and dogs.
51. "War is peace. Freedom is slavery."
52. Even though the class is loquacious, you must focus on the assignment so you can do well on the test. Your hard work will pay off in the end.
53. Go the extra mile
54. What is the literary device that compares the subject of the poem to another object or subject using words 'as' or 'like'?
55. Which punctuation is an exclamation mark?
56. Frequently, fish tacos are flavorless.
57. Techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character by what:*he/she does*other characters say about him/her, or how they react*the author reveals directly or through a narrator
58. An open-ending story means .....
59. A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
60. Author tells what character does and says, but readers draw their own conclusions about the character is known as which type of characterization?
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