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Literary Devices Quiz 50 (60 MCQs)

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1. A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as. He was a bear in the the goal.
2. Some students sing silly songs on Saturday.
3. Seeing seashells side by side sadly stopped her.
4. "The fruit was stacked box upon box" and "Read my lips:no new taxes, no new taxes' are examples of:
5. My backpack weighs a ton!
6. I will ask the professor for his unbiased opinion.
7. A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction.
8. Taking a new object, character, or event and making it the embodiment of some human concern by attaching meaning to it.
9. I can't get changed that quickly, I'm not Superman!
10. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'His heart is as cold as ice'?
11. Extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character, which ultimately brings about his downfall.
12. Stumbling, grumbling, and mumbling, the students came into class, it was Friday.
13. Which literary device is used to present events that have happened before the present time in a story?
14. My hand is as cold as snow.
15. What does "like finding a needle in the haystack" mean?
16. It is the feeling conveyed by the READERS towards the passage.
17. "Purple puppies like playing on the playground. " This is an example of
18. Which of the following sentences displays the best use of imagery?
19. A scene that is set in a time earlier than the main story
20. Stereotypes can be positive or negative
21. "Mrs. Nacarlo created a review game and encouraged the students to play then she watched to see how well they did and asked them what they needed more review on."
22. When something happens that is opposite of what was expected.
23. Which literary device is used to repeat a word, phrase, or line for emphasis?
24. Mammals names Sam are clammy.What is the literary device used in the sentence?
25. Which of the following is the best definition of climax?
26. Identify the metaphor in the following sentence:'Her voice is music to his ears.'a) Her voiceb) music to his earsc) his earsd) is
27. An author's purpose may be to amuse the reader, ....., inform the reader, or satirize a condition
28. What type of rhyme does the following have:"I cannot go to school today, "Said little Peggy Ann McKay
29. Which literary device is shown here? 7 ..... quod amantem iniuria talis8 cogit amare magis .....
30. Used to persuade, motivate, and/or evoke emotional responses in an audience and is often used in speeches.
31. One who seeks something beyond the boundaries of the mind or a physical location.
32. Murmur, buzz and pop is what device
33. What is limited in a play, that can be virtually unlimited in a novel?
34. The term used to describe a contrast between what appears to be and what really is
35. You can also download a multimedia presentation or play it live. It tells us about multimedia .....
36. "Boom, boom, boom even brighter than the moon, moon, moon."
37. As soon as he saw her, the prince asked for her hand.
38. A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two non-similar things.
39. In the play, what breaks the cycle of insults, injuries and revenge that traps Shylock and the Christian characters together?
40. Is repetition repeating the same word?
41. Refers to an author's word choice. Word choice can be formal, informal, colloquial or slang.
42. Life is a marathon, is an example of what?
43. A reference to something literary, mythological, historical, or biblical that the author assumes the reader will recognize
44. That hockey player is an animal, so you better avoid him.
45. "It was a dark and stormy night."This sentence creates .....
46. In the play, "A Doll's House", Nora stands alone on the stage and speaks to herself and the audience. "You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me. It is perfectly true, Torvald. When I was at home with papa, he told me his opinion about everything, and so I had the same opinions; and if I differed from him I concealed the fact, because he would not have liked it. He called me his doll-child, and he played with me just as I used to play with my dolls. And when I came to live with you-I mean that I was simply transferred from papa's hands into yours. You arranged everything according to your own taste, and so I got the same tastes as your else I pretended to, I am really not quite sure which-I think sometimes the one and sometimes the other. When I look back on it, it seems to me as if I had been living here like a poor woman-just from hand to mouth. I have existed merely to perform tricks for you, Torvald. But you would have it so. You and papa have committed a great sin against me. It is your fault that I have made nothing of my life."
47. Which point of view is the narrator "all-knowing" on the thoughts/feelings of TWO OR MORE characters?
48. -"indeed i never shall be satisfied with Romeo till i behold him ..... dead ..... "
49. Draco Malfoy was the opposite of Harry and JK Rowling used him to show Harry's good traits. What type of literary device is this?
50. What type of literary device is found in the following quite: "But what you remember most is this tree, huge, with fat arms and mighty families of squirrels in the higher branches" (22).
51. What figurative language is used in the sentence below ..... "I've got power, poison, pain and joy inside my DNA"
52. A metaphor typically uses "like" or "as" .
53. Define:compound word
54. What is a figure of speech that directly compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'?
55. Paul said the ideas presented to him blew his mind.
56. The fire ran wild through the dry forest.
57. "I entered the motel, I was the only customer. Just hang your coat there, " the manager said, "and let me help you with your reservation." There were no people or cars. The thunder clapped outside loudly and the rain came down. I shivered.This is an example of .....
58. We wanted to throw a surprise party, but Penny let the cat out of the bag.
59. Speaker directly and often emotionally addresses a person who is dead or absent, an imaginary or nonhuman entity, or a place or concept (usually an abstract idea or ideal).
60. The overall mood and attitude of the piece is .....
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