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Literary Devices Quiz 63 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the definition for Rhetorical Question?
2. The figurative meaning
3. Comparing two things using "like" or "as" is called .....
4. A general truth about life learned by the message in the story
5. "It appears that I now have an outlaw for an in-law." What literary device is used?
6. All of the information the reader need to knowbefore the story begins. Who are the characters?What is the problem? What is the setting?
7. "The wall stared at me silently " is an example of which type of literary tool?
8. The teacher was mildly intimated by Merdine's bossy behavior. If you change the word bossy to assertive, the word now has a ..... connotation.
9. When a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
10. When an author provides hints as to what will happen later in the story.
11. "Traditional" Imagery; imagery that appeals to the reader's sense of sight.
12. The words that determine the tone in this passage are ..... "although I had tried hard and had followed the steps of the scientific method, my experiment didn't work. I dragged myself into class and slouched in my seat, not raising my hand
13. This type of character remains essentially the same at the end of the story as he or she was in the beginning.
14. "This was the worst day of my life"
15. "My bed felt like a fluffy cloud" means .....
16. A figure of speech in which two seemingly opposing and contradictory elements are juxtaposed (side-by-side).
17. Which of the following could be added to the phrase, "My cat is black" to form a simile?
18. Read the following quote: "The dog barked loudly at the squirrel, which quickly ran up the tree." Is this an example of personification?
19. What is the abstract idea that dominates a literary work, the message of the story?
20. A form of language that writers use to convey something other than the literal meaning of their words
21. An implied comparison between two things that are different, but share common characteristics
22. Her hair is like gold
23. Literature is a lens is an example of what literary device?
24. This is the use of a character, object, or idea to represent something else such as the American flag
25. Identify the correct literary device/technique: "The little boy was a shining star."
26. Her nose was a needle sharp, with nostrils as small and black as a mouse' eyes.
27. "The story jumped off of the page" is an example of what?
28. Choose the term that BEST matches the definition. the perspective from which a story is told
29. How do we define figurative language?
30. A character who undergoes litter or no inner change; no growth or development; ends the story the same way he/she began
31. The making of "pictures in words"
32. Which of the following answers is a correct example of Characterization in "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata?
33. Shakespeare was not unfamiliar with poetry.
34. "Stars, hide your fires; / Let not light see my black and deep desires." This sentence is an example of .....
35. Which literary device compares two objects or concepts using the words 'like' or 'as'?
36. What is the literary device where repetition occurs of initial consonant sounds in two or more nearby words?
37. A brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or not), or to a work of art.
38. The moment when all struggles are over for the main character.
39. The famous quote from Forrest Gump "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get" is an example of which literary device?
40. A fire truck is on fire.
41. What is a euphemism for pregnant?
42. Imagine David, Abigail, and Mason are in a debate competition. David uses a technique where he compares two thing without using "like" or "as" . What is this called?
43. " it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair ..... "
44. When a character is at odds with societal norms/beliefs and realizes she/he/they must work against these norms is .....
45. One way you could figure out the theme is to .....
46. Select the example of a comma splice error.
47. Fruit is fuel for healthy body.
48. What literary device is this?He was as brave as a lion?
49. Problem a character has with someone or something else
50. When an author "pauses" the story to look at an event that happened in the past
51. The sequence of events in a story, novel, or play.
52. The wind howled last night.
53. "call it a day" What does this mean?
54. "My dad bought a convertible, and every time we went for a ride, it rained!"
55. Two most famous epics are:
56. Nomenclature iss
57. "He felt his smile slide away, melt, fold over and down on itself like a tallow skin, like the stuff of a fantastic candle burning too long and now collapsing and now blown out."
58. What does the song 'Roar' by Katy Perry symbolize?
59. This point of view uses either omniscience (the narrator knows everything about the other characters) or limited omniscience (the narrator knows some things about the other characters).
60. The car complained as the key was turned is an example of ..... ?
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