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Literary Devices Quiz 83 (60 MCQs)

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1. True or false:a metaphor is a comparison that uses "like" or "as" .
2. A character who illuminates the qualities of another character by means of contrast.
3. The man could swim like a
4. ..... have an inherent existence in any given literary piece and are extensively employed by writers to develop a literary piece e.g. plot, setting, narrative structure, characters, mood, theme, moral etc. Writers simply cannot create his desired work without including .....
5. A hint that you expect the other person to understand what you are referring to.
6. The leading character, hero, or heroine of a literary work.
7. A theme that can be found in different texts, often of the same period or culture
8. My car is clean as a whistle
9. This type of sentence simply makes a statement and ends in a period.
10. What literary device is used here? Eve helped Wall-E to try to save the abandoned Earth. (Movie:Wall-E)
11. 'He stood looking up at the ventilator grill in the hall and suddenly remembered that something lay hidden behind the grill, something that seemed to peer down at him now. He moved his eyes quickly away.' (p. 24)
12. What is the meaning of the allusion:She's a decent swimmer, but she's not Ariel.
13. ..... characterization occurs when the narrator states what a character is like.
14. "In the cozy, sunlit room, colourful balloons swayed gently, while children's laughter filled the air, creating a joyful atmosphere for the birthday party."is an example of .....
15. Which word(s) is an example of dialect? "My goodness! If I'd known you felt that way 'bout it, I never would have a said anything in the first place."
16. EXAMPLE:The waves lapped gently against the shore, creating a soothing and rhythmic melody that calmed my racing thoughts.
17. In this kind of irony, what happens is completely opposite to what the audiences/readers expect. This is a very common kind used in suspense or mystery movies. This kind of irony generates contradictions between appearances and reality. It is what we call a twist in the story. eg. All through the Harry Potter series we expect harry to kill Voldemort when what finally happens is just the opposite.
18. During a school play, Aiden described a scene saying, 'The flowers danced in the gentle breeze'. Which literary device is Aiden using in his description?
19. A short rhyming poem with 14 lines and uses line ending rhymes
20. The golden yellow sunlight filtered down through the pale new leaves on the oak trees, coming to rest on Jessica's brown toes that were splayed in the red Georgia mud.
21. When the narrator uses "he" or "she" and knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all the characters in a story.
22. My pen walked away.
23. Which of the following is an example of anaphora?
24. What is the definition of inference?
25. Which of the following would not be an example of theme?
26. The character who challenges the main character is known as the:
27. Suspension of disbelief
28. Are used to refer to people or things
29. The use of words with sound that suggest their meaning (i.e. Bang! Boom!)
30. A figure of speech often involving an implied comparison
31. The following statement is an example of which literary device?Jimmy just has a heart of gold.
32. When an author refers to a person, place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference, leaving it up to the reader to make the connection.
33. The ATTITUDE given to characters in a literary work
34. Which modal verb is not of high modality?
35. Like a kangaroo, I jumped out of bed on Friday morning!What is the literary device in blue?
36. What does pathos mean?
37. "Bruh, school is the ABSOLUTE WORST thing in the whole entire world." This is an example of .....
38. I didn't have any bus fare, but fortunately some good Samaritan helped me out!
39. Which type of imagery is associated with the sense of movement or action?
40. Repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words
41. This is the highest point of interest, the turning point of the story or the moment of greatest suspense.
42. The repetition of vowel sons at the beginning, middle or end of at least two words in a line of poetry.
43. Events, actions or words that mean the opposite of what we'd expect.
44. True or False:Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds whereas assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds?
45. Identify the correct literary device:She was as brave as a lion.
46. If the author chooses the 3rd person point of view, the reader will
47. Which is a literary device that references a person, place, thing, or event in the real world?
48. Define:adjective
49. One who seeks to nurture the emotional and physical well-being of others.
50. After the conflict is introduced, what is the next stage in a plot progression?
51. A brief reference to a famous literary work, person, event in history, etc. is called .....
52. "The snow glows white on the mountain tonight Not a footprint to be seen A kingdom of isolation, And it looks like I'm the queen. The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried!" Is an example of .....
53. "On our last morning in Marshfield the doorbell rang at nine o'clock. When I opened it, I saw Andy, Steve, and Larry standing together. " What point of view is the story told in?
54. What is the tone at the end of TEWWG?
55. The basic sections of a play.
56. End of the story where loose ends are tied up
57. " Pursuing Stick ", is which of the following literary device?
58. "Don't try nothin' 'cause I got a razor here sharp enough to cut a week into nine days!" contains:
59. A pattern of rhyming words in a poem (aabbcc)
60. The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close together
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