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Literary Devices Quiz 100 (20 MCQs)

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1. "America is a melting pot" is an example of
2. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and "philosophers and divines." The above passage is an example of
3. A literary device that is used step-by-step in literature to highlight and explain the details of a character in a story.
4. Example:If my mom doesn't let me go to the movies this weekend, I'll die!
5. Basically what Yorick's skull in Hamlet is.
6. A writer's or speaker's choice of words
7. There was a young lady of station "I love man" was her sole exclamation But when men cried, "You flatter" She replied, "Oh! no matter Isle of Man is the true explanation.
8. This is a short comment that a character delivers directly to the audience but the other characters can't hear
9. An attitude or feeling associated with a word
10. A comparison between unlike things using "like" or "as"
11. Informal everyday communication
12. A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that have something in common without using the word "like" or "as."
13. Once Upon a Time, in a Far Away Land ..... is an example of what?
14. Avery wrote a story where the sun smiled down at Rohan and the trees waved at Scarlett. What figure of speech did Avery use to give human qualities to non-human things?
15. The literary device that combines two contrasting words?
16. A device where the author chooses nouns, adjectives, or verbs that paint a strong mental picture and often have layers of meaning.
17. EXAMPLE:His words were a sword that cut through the silence.
18. Which of the following is used in the sentence? The students were all ears when teacher started telling a horror story.
19. "Presidents are always working, whether behind a desk or on a golf course, but there is no passion or sense of purpose." is an example of .....
20. An extreme exaggeration or overstatement that a writer uses for emphasis.
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