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Literary Devices Quiz 98 (60 MCQs)

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1. Situational irony is when when the speaker says something in sharp contrast to his or her actual meaning
2. Suzy slipped the silver sword through the sack.
3. Characters, settings, images, or motifs that stand in place for a bigger idea
4. The was a composer or character feels, conveyed by word choice.
5. What instrument does Hans play to earn extra income?
6. Everything that happens as a result of the climax, including wrapping up of plot points, questions being answers, and character development.
7. Repetition of vowel sounds when consonant sounds are unlike
8. Tools that writers use to enhance their writing (e.g., irony, metaphor, imagery, etc.)
9. Diction depends on topic, purpose, and occasion.
10. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" what is the typeof literary device used here?
11. Qualities that are in sharp contrast to each other, greatly emphasizes the traits of each
12. Society is a wave. The wave moves onward, but the water of which it is composed does not. The same particle does not rise from the valley to the ridge. The words in BLUE are an example of
13. Literary devices are used in .....
14. The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line.
15. Jan ate the hotdog despite the arguments it posed to her digestive system.
16. The leaves dance in the wind.
17. To escape the pursuing stick
18. A combination of statements, ideas, or features that are opposed to one another. It often creates tension or emphasizes a point in literature.
19. "If it's broken, it could be the end of my life!"
20. What are the events that happen after the climax that help wrap up the previous problems?
21. What point of view is when: "Speaker uses I and me/my Narrative is told through one person's perspective; limited"
22. Janie vs. Jody is an example of ..... conflict.
23. An allusion is a
24. Where can imagery be found in?
25. That child is a bear when he is sleeping
26. Sonya said sarcastically, "Your instructions are as clear as mud."
27. The literary dictionary definition of a word.
28. When some word or phrase is used to represent something else. (e.g. "suit" for business executive, or the "track" for horse racing)
29. Which term drops hints as to what will happen later in the story?
30. What does having a biased (one-sided) narrator do in Horror?
31. A well-painted mental image is called:
32. Which definition is correct for the following term:Metaphor
33. A word is used multiple times in succession.
34. Suspense is defined as:
35. Using an expert to persuade is using which technique?
36. "Every day and every hour, every shell and every death ..... "
37. Definition-The writer's attitude toward the subject and/or audience.
38. A reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumed to be familiar
39. A LITERARY DEVICE THAT REFERS TO THE CENTRAL, DEEPER MEANING OF A LITERARY WORK.
40. A humorous incident introduced into a serious literary work in order to relieve dramatic tension or heighten emotional impact
41. Excessive or insincere praise
42. Any passage so descriptive that it paints a mental picture for the reader.
43. The way characters are described or represented in a story
44. Language that is visually descriptive and often evokes the senses
45. Description that creates a strong sense of familiarity through the senses is what?
46. "The world is a stage"is an example of ..... ?
47. The feeling a word expresses / the emotional meaning of a word
48. Which of the following is the correct definition of Connotation
49. Choose the term that BEST matches the definition. a type of figurative language that makes a comparison using "like" or "as"
50. What is the rising action in a literary plot?
51. Delay of a word until the next line
52. Which sentence is the best example of a theme?
53. When two opposing words are placed side by side to create an effect. For example:pretty ugly, civil war, awfully good.
54. What if I fell asleep on the dark platform again and the train pulled out and I was left alone?
55. Which literary device is a statement that appears to be contradictory but upon reflection makes a lot of sense?
56. The ..... normally begins with an inciting incident, or a moment that sets your story into action.
57. Narrator speaks directly to the reader; least common; "you"
58. What is the term for language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation?
59. Brown Girl Dreaming is what type of writing?
60. Hints that something is going to happen in the story Ex. "Zoom in. Zoom in more. A little more. A boy, grainy. Facedown on the pavement. A man above him. Fists raining like stones. Howling. Lights and sirens. Blood on the street. The boy is still moving. And then he is not."
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