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Literary Devices Quiz 80 (60 MCQs)

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1. When an author describes an event that has already occurred in the past
2. There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.What is the main idea?
3. This is giving non-human things human characteristics
4. ..... is the time, place and environment of the action of a story.
5. A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
6. Shine bright like a diamond, is an example of what?
7. Identify the correct literary device/technique: "The lightning danced across the midnight sky."
8. Particular word order forming a pattern of ABAB
9. What is the purpose of an allegory in literature?
10. "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!" This sentence is an example of
11. Character development is
12. Which sentence below contains a metaphor?
13. Joanna's brain is the size of a boulder.
14. Type of allegory featuring animals with human traits
15. A long narrative poem about an epic hero and the hero's journey.
16. Something takes place that is different or the opposite of what is expected to happen; writers do this to allow a reader to understand the difference between appearance and reality within the literary work
17. The conflict is between a character and the forces within him/herself
18. This is an object, an action, a person to present an idea, a quality or a theme indirectly to the reader which are completely different from the literal meaning of the object or action. Symbols shift their meaning depending on their context of use. The use of this device can be understood based on when, where, by who and for whom. It can appear in a text as required and need not have a recurrent appearance.
19. What am I? I am a a literary and rhetorical device that is meant to mock, often with satirical or ironic remarks. My purpose to amuse and hurt someone, or some section of society, simultaneously. I have been referred to as the lowest form of wit. I am
20. Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeic word. Ian was pleased when he heard the new pencil sharpener hum efficiently.
21. When you expect one thing, but the opposite happens
22. Repetitive consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more major words in a sentence or line
23. When the author provides a hint as to where the story is going, or hints at an upcoming event but doesn't tell the ending, this is known as:
24. Words that imitate actions or sounds
25. And round about there is a rabble Of the filthy, sturdy, unkillable infants of the very poor. They shall inherit the earth.
26. We like to eat apples
27. What is the following an example of? When life gets hard, I just remember to keep on swimming. (Think "Finding Nemo")
28. The beginning of Forged by Fire is from three year old Gerald's .....
29. When a character says something with a sarcastic tone, it is an example of ..... irony.
30. These are the opposite of the flat character. These characters have many different traits, good and bad, making them more interesting.
31. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The shapeshifter was a sly fox, making his way through town without any detection.'?
32. ..... is the series of actions and events that take place in a story.
33. Narrator is not involved in the story and reveals the thoughts/feelings of all of the characters.
34. A pencil is to paper as a keyboard is to a computer.
35. They put me in the oven to bake.Me, a deprived and miserable cake.Feeling the heat, I started to bubble.Watching the others, I knew I was in trouble.-"The Life of a Cupcake", by Shelby Greer
36. What is the literary definition of a imagery?
37. "In Georgia there is no restriction whatever!"
38. The technique of giving human qualities to an object or an idea.
39. A definitive stance that the author adopts in shaping a specific emotional perspective towards the subject of the literary work
40. An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or object in history or in a literary work, (literary, biblical, and mythological).
41. "whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning" is an example of?
42. A description of something done by comparing it to something else
43. Which would be an example of irony?
44. Which literary device is defined as a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction?
45. "The gracious green grass grew quickly" What literary device can you spot here?
46. Example:The low clouds bumped into and punched the mountains.
47. "So Eden sank to grief" (6)
48. The following quote contains what literary device: "A tedious brief scene of young PyramusAnd his love Thisbe. Very tragical mirth."
49. "Lightning danced across the sky" is an example of .....
50. A TDA is divided into three parts which are .....
51. A look back to an earlier event .....
52. The narrator does not reveal any character's thoughts of feelings.
53. Figures of speech or vivid descriptions used to produce mental images; appeals to at least one of the five senses.
54. What literary device is being used below? "Have you got a brook in your little heart, Where bashful flowers blow, And blushing birds go down to drink, And shadows tremble so?"
55. The placement of things beside each other to compare them or to create an effect. (a)
56. What literary device does an author use to hint at future events?
57. Occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the literary work.
58. "You didn't do your homework, did you?" is an example of .....
59. A struggle or problem between two opposing forces in a story.
60. The fog crept in on little feet.
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