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Literary Devices Quiz 6 (60 MCQs)

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1. The story comes to a reasonable ending.
2. Isabel's soccer team cheered. The coach gave them a trophy. What do you think happened?
3. "I've told you a million times, do not exaggerate!" Which device is present in this example?
4. Words that imitate, or sound like, the actions they describe (bang, slurp, etc)
5. What is a contrast of ideas in the same piece?
6. Third-Person Point of View is:
7. A character, symbol, story pattern or other element common to human experience across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature.
8. An object that represents an idea larger than itself
9. An obvious exaggeration. "I've told you a million times!"
10. Interruption of the narrative to show an episode that happened before that particular point in the story.
11. A sudden perception (moment of understanding)that causes a character to change or act in acertain way
12. Creating a sound through a word
13. Devices that authors use to enhance their literary work are called
14. What type of characterization describes the character through their physical description, line of work, or passions and pursuits.
15. A literary tactic of diverting attention away from an item or person of significance
16. Characterization:element or technique?
17. There is a real love hate relationship developing between the two of them.
18. The distinctive words and way a character speaks is called .....
19. Examples of ..... are:family, love, hard work pays off, never give up, perseverance, friendship
20. Literature in which human errors or problemsappear funny-these stories end on a happynote
21. Infer means to do what?
22. I feel something so right Doing the wrong thing And I feel something so wrong Doing the right thing I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie Everything that kills me makes me feel alive(One Republic)
23. "They surged about her, caught her up and bore her, protesting, and then pleading, and then crying, back into a tunnel, a room, a closet, where they slammed and locked the door. " is an example of
24. What are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot
25. An exaggeration not intended to be taken at a literal level
26. When you give human characteristics to animals or objects
27. Identify a more vivid way to write the verb in the following sentence:The hungry student ate his lunch in 10 seconds because he was starving.
28. The main sequence of events.
29. What is the type of conflict in the story below?Billy must teach the computer to play itself at tic-tac-toe to see that there is no possible way to win and the only victory is to not play so it disables the missiles and "doesn't play"
30. The challenges that occur in a story such as man vs. society, or himself.
31. Before the 1800's people didn't have right or left shoes. They had shoes of just one shape that they used for both feet. When people first saw right and left shoes, they laughed. They called them "crooked shoes." "What a silly idea, " they said. You can tell that shoes before 1800:
32. "Every Swan I've seen is white, therefore all swans are white" is an example of which fallacy?
33. Central idea of a work of literature (moral or message)
34. Which literary device is used in the sentence:'The silence was deafening'?
35. As he waited for the water to fill, Andy listened at the bathroom door, imagining the tepid water turning to steam and warming his iceberg body.
36. 3rd Person (Point of View)
37. Recurring subject, theme, idea, etc.
38. How does a literary analysis claim differ from a summary of a story?
39. Descriptive or figurative language in a literary work ; the use of language to create sensory impressions
40. Any communication between two characters-generally spoken out loud-is known as-?
41. Who is Clarisse's character foil?
42. A long, uninterrupted speech given by a character who is alone onstage to himself or the audience.
43. "Pair/Fair", "mad/glad", "sigh/ride"
44. Whoosh! The bucket of water spilled everywhere.
45. A comparison of two things without using the words "like" or "as"
46. A type of music, story, or music
47. In the poem, "ribbons" Woodson describes her hair ribbons and writes that the ribbons are, "eager to anchor us to childhood" What literary device is she using here?
48. The author simply tells the reader what the character's personality is.
49. The comparison of two unlike things by saying one is like the other, usually accompanied by like or as
50. When the audience understands something about a character's actions or an event but the other characters do not.
51. What is this the definition of? Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to each other
52. Complete the Simile:As flat as a .....
53. What is the term for a universal idea that is explored in a story?
54. During a storytelling session, Adrian described, "The wind was an angry witch, howling across the night sky." This is an example of .....
55. What literary element is defined as the central idea or message of a story?
56. I sing of arms and a man
57. The part suggests the whole (roof for house)
58. A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film. "You're crazy!" I yelled. "Then Steve Leopard dies." he said simply.
59. What is a short and interesting story or amusing event used to support or demonstrate a point?
60. A message about life or human nature
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