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Literary Techniques Quiz 6 (60 MCQs)

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1. Jess, who was fifteen, loved her Maths lessons.
2. A situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected. (Think of the marriage proposal at the basketball game.)
3. An extreme exaggeration to the truth
4. When an object, person, place, thing that has meaning in itself stands for something else, usually more complex
5. What's the meaning of this simile?"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my work on time."
6. I'm as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.
7. What type of figurative language is shown? The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
8. Writers are very careful about choosing one word over another word. For example, when they describe a smell, they have to choose from words such as aroma, stench or fragrance. The process of choosing a word carefully is referred to as .....
9. Good authors use suspense. Which is NOT an example of suspense in the story?
10. Which literary technique requires the use of lengthy words in describing a simple statement?
11. "The wind was blowing so hard, the sun was scared to come out." What technique is used here?
12. Unrhymed poetry written in iambic petameter is called .....
13. A technique that conveys meaning through sound
14. Essential parts or ingredients used in literature (Setting, plot, characters, theme/central idea, etc.) are called .....
15. Technique means.....
16. When nonliving things have human like qualities. Example-The sun was smiling down on me.
17. The way Joe Starks makes Janie work when she runs away and marries him is an example of what literary technique?
18. Symbolism refers to the use of emoji and icons in literature
19. Moises has tons of video games.
20. Which of these best describes a metaphor?
21. What are the four different types of nouns?
22. A brief account of an interesting incident or event that usually is intended to entertain or to make a point.
23. Speed in which the plot moves along.
24. You live your life like a canary in a coalmine. (The Police)
25. "The sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique?
26. Literary techniques are also known as
27. What figure of speech is presented in this excerpt:perhaps, l might even eat two, to be charged later against my share at the table
28. What is the term for the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words?
29. Assonance is the repetition of a vowel sound at the beginning of a word
30. The pens plonked and pinged as he searched for the right one
31. All literary techniques are literary devices. Is the converse of this statement true?
32. A statement by Joseph Conrad, from Heart of Darkness goes thus- "I had to wait in the station for ten days-an eternity." What figure of speech is used here?
33. "If Mr. Dahl complains about the ghost of the old sea captain again, I'm going to light myself on fire!"
34. What is the opposite of figurative language?
35. A major exaggeration (this book bag weighs a ton)
36. "Why do you go around looking like a zombie all the time?" (53) is an example of
37. I'm excited to write my 20-page written report!
38. The circus was a magnet for the children.
39. An object, person or colour used to represent an idea.
40. Beats or stresses of a poem
41. All these are literary techniques except
42. From the parrots "battle formation" to "unconquered" to "like the looting of a poor, ruined, and conquered city" all this creates:
43. Which of the following scenarios is an example of deus ex machina?
44. His voice was as big as thunder!
45. Use of hints and clues to suggest a future happening in the plot.
46. It's like rain on your wedding day. (Alanis Morissette)
47. What is Epizeuxis?
48. What is the technique we use to vary our sentence structure?
49. A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens.
50. What type of sentence is the following?I have two sisters, but I don't have any brothers.
51. Which literary technique does Toi Derricotte use in the bold parts of these lines?A father tipsa boy's wheelchair backso he can gazeup at a branchedheaven.
52. Allusion is when
53. Good authors write lines that make you stop and ponder truths about real life. Which is the best example?
54. Someone says something but means the opposite
55. Clues or hints at what is to come later in a story
56. In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the citizens of the Emerald City assume that Oz is great and all-powerful, yet the man behind the curtain is revealed to be an old man with no special powers. What type of irony is used in this summary?
57. A comparison using "like" or "as." Ex., My hands are like ice cubes.
58. Each theme in a story helps to do which of the following?
59. The tone of a piece of text can
60. What is the purpose of using literary techniques in poetry?
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