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Literary Devices Quiz 77 (60 MCQs)

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1. "Sally sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of .....
2. What is the climax?
3. Repeated sound of the first letter in a series of words, or repetition of the same letter sounds within words/phrases
4. I close my eyes so I can see.
5. The people watching snow white know that the apple is poisoned but snow white doesn't know is
6. When a sentence uses words that start with the same letter. (Ex:Sally sells seashells by the seashore.)
7. Which one of the literary devices is used in this line? "I am silver and exact."
8. "He's gonna make me some invisible ink, and I'm gonna write to Dill in it." -TKAM, Ch 9
9. This literary device compares two things (not to be taken literally)
10. She was a quiet mouse reading in the corner of the class.
11. What 2 components are included in the exposition?
12. What is the term?giving an object or animal attributes that are human (i.e. feelings, thoughts, or attitudes)
13. A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is mean
14. Identify the literary device in the sentence 'The darkness of the night was a blanket of secrets.'
15. Identify the literary device in the sentence 'Her eyes were shining stars'.
16. Which of the following is: "A character whose personality doesn't change over the course of a work"
17. A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of inhabitants of a certain geographical area
18. When the narrator uses pronouns like "you"
19. True or false? An element of Gothic literature could involve satire.
20. Refers to the person telling the story
21. "The wind whispered its secrets to me"
22. This is an example of what kind of literary device:"They are as quiet as a mouse."
23. Identify the preposition(s): ..... Jake sat between Jim and Jerry.
24. Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia. Wow, Hailie's race car zoomed past the finish line.
25. In the phrase 'The sun smiled down on us', which literary device is being used?
26. What is the definition of Resolution?
27. Lisa ate jumbo shrimp last night for supper is an example of .....
28. A contrast between the expected outcome and the actual way things turn out
29. The under-appreciated woman couldn't wait for the new dawn to arrive. Her mind couldn't handle anymore turmoil for the day. What does "the new dawn" symbolize for the woman?
30. Makes a direct comparison between two things that are not normally viewed as similar
31. The thirsty grass drank in the rain.
32. She asked if she would use the restroom .
33. When you give human characteristics to non-human objects or elements.
34. The main events in a narrative/story
35. When and where the story takes place describes which literary device?
36. Figure of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases
37. The passing of reference to something or someone to represent ideas or qualities.
38. As he walked along the beach, he noticed how the palm trees danced in the wind.
39. In this great big house, I felt as small as a mouse.
40. When a character struggles with their own opposing beliefs or desires
41. Which literary device is defined as the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form?
42. Forshadowing is:
43. What is the correct order of the sequence of events within a story?
44. What is this an example of? "Did you hear 'bout Ticklish Tom He got ticked by his mom. Wiggled and giggled and fell on the floor. Laughed and rolled right out that door."
45. My dentist has really bad teeth.
46. Occurs when major conflicts begin to be solved:
47. Aesthetic Relates to a sense of beauty or an appreciation of artistic expression.
48. A character who doesn't change throughout the story is a
49. What is revealed about Scrooge's childhood when he is returned to his schoolhouse with the Spirit?
50. Her eyes are shiny
51. Which definition is correct for the following term:Protagonist
52. If a character has to confront their own morals, which type of conflict is being presented?
53. BONUS QUESTION:"I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me. " This is an example of a
54. A recurring feature of a work that develops its theme
55. What is the PURPOSE of DICTION
56. This quote is an example of of what type of figurative language, "I'm so hungry I can eat a cow!"
57. This literary device repeats a word or phrase over and over for effect
58. The couple smiled when their ride arrived.
59. "Dinner was awfully good" is an example of what?
60. The boy claimed the plasticknife was so sharp that itcould cut a diamond.
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