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Literary Devices Quiz 73 (60 MCQs)

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1. A Literary device contains
2. What is the correct term?
3. Define:homophone
4. Identify the literary device'Montag sat like a carved white stone' p. 104
5. Which type of imagery is associated with the sense of smell?
6. Candies with nougat centers as white as snow
7. Patrick Star and Gilligan are actors whose are recognizable and well known is an example of a ..... character.
8. Adjectives are used in writing to .....
9. Which of the following is used in the sentence? Sarah's seven siblings like to sing.
10. What is the complication?
11. Something entirely different happens from what audience may be expecting, or the final outcome is opposite to what the audience is expecting.
12. Invention of some force that miraculously appears to lead to the resolution
13. A grouping of 3 nouns, clauses, or phrases
14. Which literary device is being used in the sentence:'The flowers danced in the gentle breeze'?
15. The reader or audience knows something that the characters do not, resulting in increased tension.
16. "I don't really have an opinion, " he said."What?" Newt asked angrily."Sorry, I honestly don't." He shrugged.
17. Whitman's line " ..... for you the flag is flung" is an example of .....
18. Family should come before anything else.
19. When a character goes up against the laws or beliefs of a group, it is called character vs .....
20. Plot Elements:Turning point of a narrative work; its point of highest tension and drama
21. Any element, subject, idea, or concept that is constantly used through the entirety of literature or a specific genre.
22. This is a literary device quite commonly used in children's stories and fantasy stories. This is a technique of treating animals, objects and any non human living thing as human. The animal/object talks, walks, thinks, behaves and even feels like humans. Such characters are often main characters in animations, comics or stories. eg Winnie the Pooh, E-Wall the robot and Baloo the bear.
23. Foreshadowing happens at the end of the story.
24. What does Rhyme refer to in poetry?
25. Break a legThis is an example of:
26. When something in a story represents itself AND stands for a bigger idea
27. Which word means that it is sometimes put to music that tells a story in a number of short regular stanzas, often with a refrain?
28. "A conflict of emotions filled me. My immediate feeling was one of guilt, like Hamlet confronted by the ghost of his father."
29. What word means:A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
30. Creates strong images using descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste)
31. Which of the following is the definition for symbol?
32. Dear Alex, Don't forget that our science project is due tomorrw. I will revise and edit the report. You will finish doing the poster. Make sure to use neat handwriting. I want a good grade, don't be a slacker.-Brecken Which word best describes the tone of this note?
33. Your beauty blinds me.
34. Author's attitude about their subject (Ex. Admiring, critical, nostalgic, sarcastic)
35. Why do authors use foreshadowing?
36. "But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill." -William Sharp This metaphor is also an example of which of the following devices?
37. A figure of speech that contains contradicting words. (Ex: "Loving hate" )
38. The signature literary device of the double negative.
39. "A commercial truck driver cannot seem to park his Toyota Prius backwards" is an example of
40. Figurative language that helps the reader evoke a sense of tone, mood, or ambiance is called .....
41. Which of the following is the best definition of alliteration?
42. The insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a story.
43. Is this an example of intrinsic or extrinsic motivation? "The King of Takkasila happened to see her as he was going to his pleasure garden. Overwhelmed by her beauty, he decided he must have her."
44. What is the highest point of tension and suspend in a story?
45. A literary device where the reader uses background knowledge and text evidence to draw a conclusion about a story, the setting, or its characters.
46. Bed Bath & Beyond
47. Things happen in three and can be related events, characters, or anything
48. What is a phrase with a meaning that is different than the literal meaning of the words?
49. Besides earning money, what does Rosa Huberman love to do?
50. An interruption of the action in a story when a character recalls or reflects on events that happened earlier in time.
51. What's the tone of the story?
52. Kairos is a rhetorical appeal for timeliness, nostalgia, and what?
53. "If people knowed about the spring down there in Treegap, they'd all come running like pigs to slops."
54. True or False:Symbols can only have one meaning.
55. What is the purpose of using text evidence in analyzing a text, and how does it support the understanding of literary elements and themes?
56. When an author says one thing and means something else (sarcasm)
57. An expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning of the words (figure of speech)
58. Which of the following answers is a correct example of Setting in "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata?
59. Is a stanza an object given human qualities?
60. Portmanteau word
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