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Literary Devices Quiz 52 (60 MCQs)

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1. A story set within a story, narrative, or movie, told by a main or supporting character; the character starts telling a story, to other characters, or physically writes it down, thus revealing the details to the audience
2. A story's main theme might be difficult to figure out because:
3. Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing?a) The dark clouds signaled an approaching storm.b) The character's name is Rose, symbolizing beauty.c) The author describes the setting in great detail.d) The protagonist finds a mysterious key.
4. The musical quality produced by stressed and unstressed syllables
5. I told you a million times to be quiet.
6. To create the mood of the story, the author
7. Ana had spent an unhappy night of tossing and turning. Yesterday, the wrong move had caused her to lose the volleyball match. As she sat up in bed the next morning, she could see the sun just peeking over the bushes in her back yard. As the sun rose higher and shined more brightly, Ana felt her spirits lifting. Feeling her confidence return, Ana thought to herself, I know I can work harder, and I'll make the team forget yesterday ever happened. In this passage, the rising sun symbolizes-
8. The repetition of a consonant sound; She sells sea shells by the seashore.
9. This literary device uses a symbol to represent something different than it's literal sense
10. A reference to another person, place, event, literary work, etc.
11. When something stands for something else
12. Who is the antagonist in the story of the 3 little pigs?
13. I remember my first time on a roller coaster like it was yesterday. I was six years old and terrified.
14. What is the foreshadow in this passage?It was only 5:00AM, so everyone else in the house was still asleep. As they crept through the kitchen to the back door, Mary sniffed the air. It had the faint scent of coffee and something sweet. She shrugged it off and followed Justin out the door, down the back steps, and out onto the boat dock. The fog had settled over the lake, making it impossible to see anything.
15. It is the repeated use of a word of line to lay emphasis
16. The storm came in so fast. We didn't have any time to prepare.
17. "Just as a Sword is the Weapon of a Warrior, a Pen is the Weapon of a Writer" is an example of .....
18. An explanation, often employing metaphor and/or simile, in which an idea or a thing is compared to something that is quite different from it, but that would be familiar to the reader.
19. Which Literary Device is in the following sentence:The car was speeding down the road like a Tesla Rocket.
20. Which is NOT an example of alliteration from the book?
21. Is this an example of imagery? "They ate food."
22. Part of the story in which the problem(s) is moving toward a solution and major action comes to a satisfying end (usually)
23. Cra-sack! Whumph! The beam broke and fell on them.
24. A word that represents a sound.
25. What list of terms are classified as figurative language?
26. Visually descriptive figurative language
27. Character that does not change throughout the course of the story; no transformations or important life lessons
28. Language that is used to convey something that is different from the literal dictionary definition of the word
29. Topic of a haiku.
30. A phrase that means something completely different from what it sounds.
31. You scared the devil out of me. I thought I was going to die.
32. This type of figurative language is used when words imitate the actual sound(s) made by the action or event. Examples include "clang" and "whoosh."
33. To warn or indicate an event before it happens (a clue)
34. An animal, object, force of nature, or an idea is given human qualities.
35. The part of the story, usually near the beginning, in which the characters are introduced, the background is explained, and the setting is described
36. My friend Michelle says that at her school, French fries and pizza are options in the cafeteria every single day of the week (Chen).
37. When the protagonist has an epiphany.
38. A character who changes over the course of the story is a
39. Struggle between two opposing forces
40. Lightening streaked across the greenish-black sky yet, the air was oddly still. When the warning siren shrieked, the family knew that they should head for the storm cellar.
41. Two contradictory words put together
42. Nonfiction piece of writing
43. The coward was shaking like a
44. "Stay gold, Ponboy. Stay gold." This is an example of .....
45. The occurrence of the same sound in a piece of literature
46. A character who provides a stark contrast to another character to emphasize one of their qualities
47. "This promise between us is a delicate flower" is an example of .....
48. The main character Ex. Rashad and Quinn because they are the main people in the story.
49. Suddenly, Timothy noticed that all the birds had stopped singing. The air was very still, and not a single branch moved on a single tree. He looked up at the sky. In the distance, he saw a funnel cloud forming. He thought he might have about ten minutes to get home before getting caught in the tornado. He began to run, his feet pounding on the pavement. He could hear the wind begin to howl behind him. Finally, he dove through the front door of his house and tumbled down the stairs.
50. A device in literature where an object represents an idea is .....
51. This type of conflict happens within a character's mind
52. When an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story, it is called .....
53. I remember the burning ember of late September.Select the correct answer.
54. Something that represents an idea greater than itself
55. An interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence.
56. This is the subject from which the attribute is borrowed in a metaphor.
57. This is a respected character that faces death by the end of the play
58. Let it go, let it go, can't hold it back anymore. Let it go, let it go, turn away and slam the door .....
59. Paul knew he was doing well when he saw the pleased look on the faces of the suits in the room
60. One who seeks to mature emotionally. One who is young and naive, sees good in the world and has hope. Needs guidance.
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