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Literary Devices Quiz 89 (60 MCQs)

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1. This is a kind of verbal irony. When the speaker says words or statements which he means the opposite of with the intention or mocking or hurting another person, s/he is said to be using this literary device.
2. Which is not an example of a type of conflict?
3. Linear structure
4. Her smile revealed teeth, the pale yellow of a full moon-Imagery
5. The baby shattered my eardrums with his non-stop crying.
6. The background information we receive as the story progresses.
7. The literary device, Setting, means .....
8. The song of the birds and the guitar
9. (n.) the fact of being similar in development or form
10. Neil was hiking through the forest one day when, out of nowhere, a rabid wolf appeared. It lunged at him, teeth bared. Neil used his hiking stick to repel the wolf, who then ran away. What is the resolution of this conflict?
11. The elephant is a large grey mountain.
12. When we see the story through a particular character's view
13. The colour blue represents sadness
14. THE PAPER WAS AS HARD AS A ..... (CHOOSE A WORD THAT SUITS THE SENTENCE BEST)
15. "Theme" is a .....
16. "Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, / Doubting, dreaming, dreaming dreams no mortal dreamed before ..... " (from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven")Which of the following literary devices is present in the above quote?
17. The main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work .....
18. When you exaggerate descriptions, statements, or claims, you are using what literary device?
19. 1st Person (Point of View)
20. General idea about life the author wants to communicate
21. What is the same or similar consonant sound repeated in the stressed syllable, proceeded by uncommon vowel sounds?
22. I wish I could just click my heels; it's a long walk home.
23. Two lines of verse usally in the same meter that forms a statement.
24. What does connotative mean?
25. A type of word that sounds like what it describes.
26. What is it called when you say the opposite of what you really mean?
27. An exaggeration of ideas
28. "two men are smashed so that you could scrape them off the wall with a spoon and bury them in a mess-tin."
29. Select the word that correctly defines each story element. The introduction, or exposition, of a short story is also its .....
30. What elements refer to plot, theme, characters, spectacle, and dialogue?
31. Which option below is a simile?
32. The toddler was a hurricane destroying the playroom. This is an example of:
33. What two consonants "make positions" by themselves? That is, they make the vowel before them long.
34. The room buzzed with excitement as everyone waited for the President to arrive
35. Chocolate is his Kryptonite. What literary device is used in the sentence?
36. The contrast between expectation and outcome or appearance vs. reality
37. What is the PLOT of a work of literature?
38. In which the middle of a phrase is repeated.
39. The placement of two or more things (usually unrelated to one another) side by side is
40. The feelings evoked by a story
41. He is just like a slug.
42. "Sally had a smile that rivaled the Mona Lisa" is an example of .....
43. A word created from a sound associated with what is namedEg cuckoo, sizzle, bang
44. The repetition of a sound at the end of a phrase or sentence. Ex:
45. Pathetic fallacy is .....
46. My life is a dream/ forgetting awake.
47. "He saw only branches, gray and brown, forking out like skeleton fingers"
48. "Act naturally" is an example of a .....
49. Character traits are adjectives that describe the qualities of a character. Read the following passage from a story:Mercy snorted. She should have known better than to challenge Victoria. Of all Mercy's friends, Victoria talked loudest, ran fastest, and took the most risks. She bragged about the time she convinced her older brothers to spend a weekend building her a fort. Mercy liked to call Victoria "Buster" . "Because you are always busting things up, " she laughed. Victoria wore the nickname with pride. Based on the passage, which of the following is one of Victoria's traits?
50. Theme is the same as a topic.
51. ..... is the contrast between expectation and realty.
52. The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. This is an example of .....
53. I kept running up and down, yelling my brother's name, begging him to come and get me ..... No one answered, and the train didn't stop.
54. Which literary device is defined as a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings?
55. Mufasa tells Simba, "Some day, my time on this earth will end." (Two scenes later, Mufasa dies)
56. "It is unbelievable to know how many parents leave their children for their own selfish desires." The tone of this author towards parents can be described as .....
57. Parting is such sweet sorrow
58. Character type defined by only one or two traits
59. The time (when) and location (where) in which a story takes place.
60. A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work.
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