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Literary Devices Quiz 53 (60 MCQs)

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1. This expresses the author's attitude or feelings towards the subject s/he is writing about. In most cases it remains the same throughout the story, but sometimes it may change with the progression of the story symbolizing a change of heart.
2. Do the pronouns "you, " "your, " "we, " "our, " or "yours" get used in formal, academic writing? (Except for an attention getter)
3. All of the following are types of irony EXCEPT .....
4. Narrative point of viewThe ways in which a narrator may be related to the story. For example, the narrator might take the role of first or third person, omniscient or restricted in knowledge of events, reliable or unreliable in interpretation of what happens.
5. Which figurative language is this example? The sun slid silently down into the sand.
6. Imagine you are writing a children's book. You want to describe the sound of rain falling on a tin roof. Which literary device would you use to mimic this sound?
7. Read the following and determine if the author used direct or indirect characterization. "The words fell out of his mouth so fast, he tripped over each one. "I can't do it! This project is so hard!"
8. The sun hid his face behind the clouds.
9. A literary, musical, or artistic work that imitates another's recognizable style or pieces together a medley of often incongruous elements from a number of existing works.
10. Else if you would be a man speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon balls, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said today. The words in BLUE are an example of
11. " ..... bony muscles hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square." -TKAM, Ch 1
12. It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing hats
13. An alphabetical listing of difficult, technical, or foreign terms with definitions or translation; usually found at the end of a book.
14. Pick the hyperbole below:
15. "Living dead" is known as an .....
16. The towering mountains loomed in the distance, their snow-capped peaks glistening in the sunlight.
17. When the reader knows something crucial that the characters do not-often leading to a shocking outcome-this is the definition of .....
18. When words that appear in a sentence or a line of poetry begin with the same sound or letter
19. A character that does change by the end of the story is a ..... character.
20. At the end of the story, Roger wishes he could say more than "Thank you, ma'm" but he doesn't. What is the reason he couldn't do so?
21. "With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, " is an example of
22. What is an autobiography?
23. Vantage point from which the story is told
24. A loud crunch sounded when I bit into my taco.
25. A moment of sudden realization or insight.
26. Definition-gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings. Example-The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
27. "The road was an aisle of brilliant velvet dust."
28. Which is not an example of alliteration?
29. An inference uses clues provided by the author to figure things out
30. Nothing happened the first three innings. Well, things happened but not in my little part of the softball field. I started daydreaming. The next thing I knew, I heard the sound of a ball whizzing through the air. I put up my glove to protect my head, and an amazing thing happened. I caught the ball in my glove! Not only did I catch the ball, but I helped my team to win.
31. Words and expressions not intended to be interpreted in the literal sense; use imagination and comparison.
32. What is the significance of Santiago's recurring dream in The Alchemist?
33. Joey sat still, his heart beating fast. It made a 'thump, thump, thump' noise in his chest.
34. ADAM ATE APPLES is an example of:
35. Repeated words, phrases, or actions
36. The emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word
37. The car horns sang out in the morning traffic.
38. "Vivian didn't care that she had hurt my feelings" is an example of
39. Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?a) He is as tall as a tree.b) I could sleep for a year.c) She is as light as a feather.d) The book was a door to another world.
40. Who is telling the story, or who is narrating it (1st, 2nd, 3rd).
41. Something that represents itself and something else
42. Using something to stand for or represent something else
43. The repeated use of 'v' sounds in the phrase 'vivid valleys veiled in mist' is an example of .....
44. During the Interlopers, the two men were trapped under the enormous tree. This is an example of .....
45. When an author uses descriptive language about how something sounds, that is .....
46. 'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:
47. The repetition of vowel sounds within a sentence or phrase.
48. Words such as "crack", "splat", and "buzz" are examples of what?
49. " ..... the men ..... flung themselves on the spit and tore into the goat meat, smearing their hands and faces with sizzling fat ..... "(5)
50. A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work
51. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The world is a stage.'?
52. Asserts a correlation or resemblance between two things that are otherwise unrelated.
53. Jack and Dad walk from their house to the front gates and pay admission. The first thing they see as they enter is the house of mirrors. Cautiously, they make their way through its winding halls full of different types of mirrors. The twisted and stretched images in the mirrors make Jack laugh at his appearance. Jack and Dad agree this is a fun way to end the day! Which describes the setting of the paragraph?
54. The dense fog enveloped the forest, obscuring the path ahead and creating an eerie atmosphere.
55. When the reader knows more about the situation than a character in the story does
56. Which is an example of an THEME?
57. I loved my bestfriend yesterday, I love my bestfriend today and I love my bestfriend forever.
58. Definition:describes using 5 senses; helps you see a picture in your mind
59. Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a series of clauses or sentences.
60. An object that represents something else, esp. an abstract idea
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