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Literary Devices Quiz 97 (60 MCQs)

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1. "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us" What device does this represent?
2. What point of view is this excerpt in: "I knew I should have woken up earlier. Now I would have to rush and would still be a few minutes late to school."
3. The line "sweetest source of purest pleasure" uses what literary device?
4. A complete narrative that involves characters and events that stand for an abstract idea or event
5. Which of the following is an example of alliteration? a) The cat chased the mouse. b) The dog barked loudly. c) The big brown bear bellowed in the forest.
6. Which literary device is used when a character remembers a memory that occurred before the story began?
7. "Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Joe's boots broke the forest's silence. A full moon peeked out from behind two clouds. Tree shadows illuminated the snow drifts in its shimmering light. Joe shivered as a cold gust of wind blew through his jacket." The following excerpt is an example of which of the following?
8. Recurrence of accent or stress in lines of verse
9. This is how a story starts and includes an introduction of the characters, and setting
10. Novel, character, place or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences
11. Jumping to conclusions before knowing all of the facts.
12. "Attendance is mandatory unless you are on death's door."
13. Which type of irony happens when a reader knows something a character does not?
14. There was only one sentence. He read it and stopped breathing. "Keep away, Cracker, or he'll hurt you."The sentence was already pounding in his head, echoing ..... or he'll hurt you ..... hurt you ..... hurt you ..... What is the author trying to tell you, by using sensory language, about Cracker Jackson?
15. "Blessed are the poor in spirit:for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are the meek:for they shall inherit the Earth. Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted." A close repeating of phrases that focuses on key topics like this is called
16. "Earth rais'd up her head"
17. When an author repeats the beginning sound of words together in the same sentence, this is an example of .....
18. Late at night, it got so frigid that all spoken words froze solid afore they could be heard.
19. An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
20. When a writer uses very descriptive language to create pictures in the mind of the reader that appeals to all 5 senses it is called .....
21. Which is an example of CLIFFHANGER?
22. The general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express, the moral of the story
23. "Every summer the local news carries stories about people who poison themselves accidentally by inhaling oleander fumes from a beach bonfire. Or people who use oleander twigs to roast hot dogs. But what had drawn me was the photo of the oleander growing next to the orphanage, all the way in Afghanistan. It bonded us all together-Ward, Dad, and me. Poisonous, yet, but in its own way, oleander is beautiful and it grows in places that more delicate plants can't" (80).Patterson, Valerie O. Operation Oleander. Boston:Clarion Books, 2013.
24. Which option is the best representation of "mood" ?
25. 'Look, look; a Marrog'They'd all scream and-SMACKName the literary device found above.
26. It seems like my older brother is always hungry.
27. Your ANIMAL FARM test is .....
28. "If she can't find enough employees for September, she'll be in deep doo-doo when the holiday season hits" (15)
29. A character in a story or play who opposes the chief character or protagonist.
30. What is a subordinate clause?
31. The character who creates conflict for the main character
32. The outcome of a situation is the opposite of what is expected
33. Which literary device repeats the same phrase at the beginning of each line?
34. "The camera crews, perched like buzzards on rooftops, only add to the effect."
35. Define:conjunction
36. The example highlighted below is an example of? Her ate a million hot dogs at the picnic.
37. That is water under the bridge
38. Which sentence contains a metaphor?
39. "Your backyard is a Garden of Eden" is an example of .....
40. A/AN ..... is a figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other.
41. Mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
42. A description in which an object takes on human characteristics or actions
43. Anika, Harper, and Jackson are practicing for a school play. Anika's line is:'She sells seashells by the seashore.' Identify the literary device in Anika's line.
44. What is the modern meaning of the term 'Magi'?
45. A secondary strand of the plot that is the supporting story for any story or for the main plot
46. The Climax is also called the ..... of the story.
47. During a school race, Acxel commented that Cruz runs as fast as a cheetah. This is an example of the following:
48. The meaning of beautiful is about pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically. What literary device is used here?
49. The use of exaggeration to express a strong emotion or create a statement is a .....
50. Do you need a counter argument?
51. This is a figure of speech or a rhetorical device that combines words or concepts with opposite or very different meanings
52. What is this an example of? She knew the break up was a blessing in disguise.
53. Which word means a poem that does not follow a specific rhythm or rhyme scheme?
54. "Remember, Cinderella, " warned her fairy godmother, "you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember." "Of course, I'll remember, " said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
55. You are the apple to my eye
56. Words or phrases that actually mean the opposite of what they say; sarcasm.
57. The words at the end of the first two lines
58. Language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning; also known as "figures of speech"Examples:simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
59. What is this an example of? In the fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, the mother is concerned for her safety
60. Complete the Simile:As cold as .....
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