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Literary Devices Quiz 71 (60 MCQs)

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1. When an author includes a quotation from another literary piece at the beginning of her work, this is called a(n) .....
2. What type of characterization describes a character through their thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue?
3. The main or most important character in a work of literature; the hero
4. Although he has facial deformities, Auggie struggles with being accepted by his classmates. This is an example of .....
5. Which point of view uses the pronouns 'I', 'me', 'we', and 'our'?
6. What is the tone of this passage:Tim Rutledge of Orlando, Florida, was on his way to Indiana to make a delivery Monday when he drove right into a snowstorm and his brakes froze. In temperatures of 42 degrees below zero with the wind chill, Rutledge pulled over at a truck stop and got under his truck to fix the brakes. While Rutledge was on the ground, the truck shifted and trapped him underneath.
7. What three ways describe the Connotation of a word?
8. What is the "claim" in an argumentative essay?
9. An omniscient narrator is most likely .....
10. The repeating of words or phrases to emphasize a point
11. A literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop
12. A figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
13. Max stood up like a struck match.
14. The sisters stood in the stairway spying on their mother
15. Sounds, words, or phrases used again and again.
16. What literary device is used?"All the world's a stage, and all men and women are merely players."
17. All of the following types of conflict are external EXCEPT
18. Names the literary device used here:On the sand banks, the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray, sculptured stones.
19. What is the following an example of ..... "Yeah I heard it through the grape vine ..... "
20. ..... like moist black velvet.....
21. Where and when a story takes place
22. What is the literary device used to describe a sound?
23. "Sluuurrrrppppp!"
24. Happens after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved
25. Repetition of similar sounds, usually consonants or consonant clusters, in a group of words
26. In the first part of the clip, the creators use smoke, the dragging noise, and the frantic look on Frederick's face to achieve which literary device?
27. Society frowns on those who are non-conformists.
28. Choose the correct sentence that uses a metaphor to compare.
29. In the movie The Wizard of Oz, the "wizard" isn't really a wizard at all. He's just a person who hides behind a curtain with machines that make him seem magical. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? Shawn acts bold and proud, but the man behind the curtain is actually nervous and fearful.
30. This character opposes the protagonist. Often, he or she is an opponent to the main character.
31. Repeats the first sound in several words ..... (ex. tongue twisters)
32. What is mood shown through?
33. Conflict doesn't have any impact on relationships.
34. Which one of the following is a noun formed from a verb? It ends in-ing.
35. When a character challenges the belief system of a group
36. Apple = sin, temptation, forbidden fruit.What is this an example of?
37. "Whatever you do in life will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it"
38. A conflict that occurs between the main character and another character, society, or a force of nature.
39. Parts spoken by the actors, their talking lines.
40. Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
41. Read the passage. Select Yes if you can find evidence of foreshadowing in the passage."There's nothing like roaming a field on a crisp, fall day, " Beverly thought to herself.
42. The kangaroo kicked the kid.
43. In the sentence 'The old house groaned as if in pain', what literary device is being used?
44. Sally is a shy lamb.This is an example of .....
45. Castle Rock represents what?
46. What does the word "Bias" mean?
47. The moon played hide and seek with the clouds.
48. What is the literary device that uses words to create an image in the reader's mind?
49. "I wolfed down the ice-cream in hunger" is a
50. Which literary device is being used in the sentence, "The pen is mightier than the sword" ?
51. Repeating words, sounds, or ideas
52. What is the difference between personification and pathetic fallacy?
53. An organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before current (present) time of the story. Flashbacks are often introduced as the dreams or recollections of one or more characters.
54. "Extemplo Libyae magnas itFama per urbes" is an exampleof:
55. Describe the tone of the following sentence:"My sister has a dog, but it smells. I don't like when it jumps on my lap."
56. Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution are all part of the:
57. Boom went the thunder, it shook the whole house
58. The following are technical elements EXCEPT .....
59. This poem is from a song, so it is called a .....
60. During a speech at school, Anthony repeated:'I have a dream'. Which literary device is Anthony using in his statement?
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