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Literary Techniques Quiz 9 (60 MCQs)

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1. A reference to another work is called .....
2. The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands, and Andy caught it and scored.
3. Which device is being used? "Her heart sounded like a small drum."
4. What is characterisation? (Best Answer)
5. At the beginning of The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway quotes Gertrude Stein: "You are all a lost generation." This quote is an example of .....
6. "I went to town to buy a phone" is an example of .....
7. Which device is being used? "The wind howled outside, while the rain slapped the old man's face."
8. When we refer to something famous, such as a person, event, or book, to give context to a situation-What are we using?
9. Giving animal characteristics to people, objects or places.
10. Theme is synonymous with with a poem's atmosphere.
11. "Ain't no sunshine when she's gone."
12. A comparison of two unlike items using like or as
13. Calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or thing, or to a personified idea.
14. Characterization is achieved when an author describes characters'
15. What is the term for a pause in a line of poetry?
16. An idiom is a regular phrase that are meant to be taken literally
17. Which literary technique does Robert Frost use in the bold parts of these lines?So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay.
18. Which of the following is an example of litotes?
19. Aesop's Fables are allegory in the form of instructive lessons-stories that teach children how to behave and what to value.
20. Which part of the sentnece is an allusion:If they keep pushing me, I'm going to turn into the Hulk.
21. The perfect pencil case perched upon the desk
22. What do you call one group of lines in a poem?
23. Alan, a student in Room 52, has read the most words so far this year.
24. The use of an image, word, phrase, or character (often repeated) to represent a key idea in a work of fiction.
25. The author includes conversation between himself and/or other people
26. Why might an author want to use a deus ex machina example in his or her piece of literature?
27. What figure of speech is presented in this excerpt:At low tide, when the bed was dry and the rocks glinted with broken bottles, the stone fence of the Spaniard's compound set off the house as if it were a castle.
28. "My love is like a burning flame" is an example of:
29. The insight about human nature revealed in work
30. The author's attitude towards a subject, determined by word choice
31. In this type of conflict, the main character engages in conflict with the enemy in order to win victory.
32. The use of combining opposites or contradictory phrases or terms in a phrase
33. "He's my sun. He makes me shine like diamonds."
34. "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." This is an example of .....
35. An elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different, often an extended metaphor.
36. What is deeply upset and agitated?
37. "Give me your eyes and ears for the last two minutes of class."
38. When an author uses objects, colors, sounds, or places to represent something else.
39. 'The sun smiled down upon the green fields' is an example of which technique?
40. Which of these famous quotations is not an example of a metaphor?
41. Author asks a question merely for effect with no answer expected
42. What is the definition of DIALECT?
43. Two lines in a poem that rhyme
44. A word, phrase, or expression that has meaning beyond the literal, actual meaning of the words
45. A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.
46. When it's pouring outside, and you turn to your neighbor and say, "Nice weather we're having!", this is an example of:
47. It gives a thing, an idea or an animal human qualities. Example:The flowers are dancing beside the lake.
48. Words whose sound imitate a noise or action. Examples are buzz, hiss, hiccup.
49. "We could fight a war for peace (Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now) Give in to that easy living Goodbye to my hopes and dreams Stop flipping for my enemies"
50. Repeption of beginning consonant sounds
51. What is the term for a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared?
52. When something is known or understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters. (Think about scary movies and Megan Fox on The Ellen Show)
53. The struggle between opposing forces in literature:internal and external
54. First Person uses 'I' statements, the effect of this is
55. "I remember when I was a kid, I always play arcade after class. "What literary technique is used in the statement?
56. Which literary device / technique? "I have died everyday, waiting for you."
57. What technique is being used when the author asks a question that the reader does not need to answer
58. What is anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy?
59. The seahorse spiraled, seeking safety and solace.
60. Where does a hook or lead appear in an essay?
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