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Literary Devices Quiz 91 (60 MCQs)

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1. Earth felt the wound; and Nature from her seat, sighing, through all her works, gave signs of woe.-John Milton
2. The boss is like a lion. What type of figurative language is this?
3. An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common.
4. Identify the type of irony in the following sentence:'The blind man was given a beautiful painting as a gift.'
5. What is the mood in a story?
6. That house has been there since the dawn of time. It's really old, and is starting to fall apart.
7. If we know something happening in the story that the character don't, what type of irony is this?
8. A(n) ..... is a story in which the characters, settings, and actions stand for something beyond themselves.
9. An object, person, place or experience that represents something else.
10. He was as slow as a sloth.
11. An example of this device might be:The repeated image/idea of dying plants
12. She was as wise as an owl.
13. A struggle between two opposing forces, especially involving the protagonist.
14. The statements "less is more" and "I am nobody" are examples of .....
15. Keep your eyes peeled for my missing book.
16. Putting two different things close together to show the differences more clearly.
17. The pedestrian received an angry honk from an impatient driver.
18. Character types are
19. The example of a cat chasing a dog around the yard is .....
20. Which of these is a phrase that shows foreshadowing?
21. Action words, like sound effects, are an example of what?
22. An example of this device is: "The tires screamed into the night as they ripped across the pavement."
23. The recurrence of a word, phrase, or structure for emphasis.
24. A cartographer makes this:
25. Plot:element or technique?
26. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit. Topic Sentence:My cat is afraid of everything.
27. The central character who is often seen as a hero and is faced with conflict:
28. Which sentence is a "descriptive sentence" using the sense of hearing? (a)
29. Which of the following is an example of 3rd person?
30. A literary device to indicate the angle or perspective from which a story is told.
31. THE USE OF SYMBOLS IN A LITERARY WORK
32. What type of imagery is this?The thunder shook the house.
33. A device in which a writer gives an advanced hint of what is to come later in the story. Often appears at the beginning of a story and helps the reader develop expectations about the coming events in a story
34. Dynamic (round) Character
35. Device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story
36. You are simply the sun in my sky
37. The protagonist is stranded on an island with no other signs of life around him. He must find ways to survive the wild. Which type of conflict is shown?
38. Which definition is correct for the following term:Resolution
39. The process of building a character through actions, thoughts, speech, and appearance.
40. Examples of this writerly choice are:formal, informal, slang, abstract, and concrete
41. An emerald is as green as grass, A ruby red as blood; A sapphire shines as blue as heaven.
42. This literary element highlights and explains the details of a character and the type of person they are.
43. The central character or hero, usually the character the audience is sympathetic towards
44. Trochaic tentrameter
45. Which literary device is an exaggerated way of saying something?
46. (identify the red, italicized portion) They were all nine years old, and if there had been a day, seven years ago, when the sun came out for an hour and showed its face to the stunned world, they could not recall.
47. The outcome of the story, how things turn out for the characters
48. A type of comedy in which ridiculous and often stereotyped characters are involved in silly, far-fetched situations
49. "The snow was a blanket warming the earth" is an example of .....
50. What is the time, place, and environment of the story called?
51. "But I cannot keep the corners of my mouth from belying my concern, they join my belly in stealing moments of subtle spree." -"On Winning the Coloring Contest in Second Grade" "They join my belly belly in stealing moments of subtle spree" is an example of:
52. This part has character development and events that create suspense.
53. The words "sizzle" "hiss" and "clink" are examples of:
54. Definition-Also known as tragic irony, this is when a writer lets their reader know something that a character does not. For example, when the reader knows that the bus roaring down the highway is headed for an elevated freeway junction that hasn't been completed yet, it fills the audience with anticipation and dread for what they know is coming:the passengers' horror and shock. In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, each young lover takes the poison, thinking the other is already dead.
55. The use of vivid or figurative language to create mental images and evoke sensory experiences.
56. "He walked quickly, but I thought he moved like an underwater swimmer ..... "-TKAM, Ch 10
57. A dynamic character is one whose personality ..... throughout the story.
58. Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) in order to help the readers feel as if they are part of the story.
59. What POV is seen in this song lyric "OH, I wanna dance with somebody/ I wanna feel the heat with somebody/ OH, I wanna dance with somebody/ with somebody who loves me"
60. "I figured Dally knew more than I did, and Dally's word was law." is an example of .....
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