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Literary Devices Quiz 9 (60 MCQs)

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1. A character that changes
2. A reference to history, literature, the Bible, or mythology
3. A comparison between two unlike things without the use of like or as
4. Trust me, I've been a forensic investigator for ten years and my judgment has never been wrong.
5. Getting into Harvard is my Mount Everest
6. An arrangement of a certain number of lines forming a division in a poem
7. Which of the following would be an example of hyperbole?
8. An overstatement or exaggeration that should NOT be taken seriously
9. The dress Amanda wore at the party yesterday was pretty ugly.
10. The way the story makes the reader feel through words, events, and descriptions
11. Which literary device is shown here? 3 dilexi tum te non tantum ut vulgus amicam, 4 sed pater ut gnatos diligit et generos.
12. Refers to the recurrence of initial consonant sounds and is often associated with tongue twisters.
13. "The breeze kissed my cheek."What poetic device is this an example of?
14. What does colloquial refer to?
15. The author's attitude towards the subject expressed in an EMOTION word. Ex:Sarcastic
16. What is a syllogism?
17. A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as is:
18. A character that DOES NOT change throughout a story.
19. Again:BRRRING! BRRRING! Joey ran to answer it.
20. "Then leaf subsides to leaf./ So Eden sank to grief, / So dawn goes down to day./ Nothing gold can stay."
21. The eggs sizzled in the pan.
22. Hints or clues used by the author to tell what will happen later in the book is a device known as:
23. Example-Shrek-donkey fell in love with the dragon
24. A modern-day Sherlock Holmes solved the mystery.
25. I turned into the living room and heard the click-clack of her knitting needles.
26. A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
27. The ticking sound of a clock is considered as a rhythm. Yes or no?
28. The dryer made a loud buzz when the laundry was finished.
29. The setting is ..... in which the story takes place.
30. It is the angle from which the story is told. Although every story has a point of view, the type used is up to the author.
31. So I stood there like a bump on a log.
32. When inanimate objects are given human-like qualities.
33. "The fragrance of the flowers filled the air." Which sense created the image?
34. A big idea in the story that can be applied to life
35. Your beauty was a web of frail delight
36. Internal Conflict is:
37. The close placement of contrasting ideas, images, or entities, with the intent of highlighting the contrast between those entities
38. "Named must your fear be, before banish it you can."
39. Definition-a phrase that conveys a figurative meaning different from the words used Example-For example, "kick the bucket" is another saying for "death."
40. What type of punctuation is used to set an appositive apart?
41. Their math teacher was soold that she was aroundwhen dinosaurs were alive.
42. A character that stays the same throughout the story.
43. "The tree danced gaily in the morning sun" is
44. Sputtering, gurgling, clanking, tapping, thumping
45. Figurative LanguageUses figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.
46. A ..... can be fiction or nonfiction, written in first person or third person point of view.
47. When a character speaks to another character, the audience, or themselves, and the other characters on stage can't hear them.
48. Specific things said (by other characters or a narrator) about a character
49. "Polly Pocket picked a purple plant" is an example of which of the following devices?
50. What is the mood of this statement? "Summer is just around the corner!!!"
51. Example:I've told you to clean your room a million times.
52. What is literary device are these words an example of?Cheerful, Dry, Assertive, Lighthearted, Regretful, Humorous, Pessimistic, Nostalgic.
53. Using a related word to represent another concept
54. What's the meaning of this personification?The camera loves me!
55. A line of poetry carries its idea or thought over to the next line without a grammatical pause.
56. Narrator tells the story from his/her point of view using "I"
57. What does Himmel mean in English?
58. Which of the following is "A character whose personality changes opinion, moral code, or thought processes by either progressing or regressing as a result of their experiences throughout a literary work?"
59. What is the falling action in a literary plot?
60. When you came into my life, it was the end of winter What literary device has been used?
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