This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 101 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 101 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "TWO HEADS ARE MUCH BETTER THAN ONE"GUESS THE LITERARY TERM ..... A) IMAGERY. B) PERSONIFICATION. C) IDIOM. D) ALLITERATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IDIOM. 2. A literary device, theme refers to the central, deeper meaning of a written work. A) Metaphor. B) Theme. C) Tone. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 3. Select the statement that features a hyperbole. A) Kaliyah went to Six Flags recently. B) Grandmother is older than the hills. C) Outside was extremely cold. D) Chips and guacamole are so delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grandmother is older than the hills. 4. The reader knows what ALL the characters are thinking, saying, and doing. ("God-like") A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person. D) Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Omniscient. 5. Laughter is the music of the soul. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Oxymoron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 6. The technique being used in the following:We are the Hokies. We will prevail. We will prevail. We will prevail. We are Virginia Tech. A) Repetition. B) Parallel Structure. C) Both of These. D) None of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of These. 7. Which of the following IS/ARE traits of an epic hero? A) Ethical. B) Strong. C) Defeats evil. D) ALL answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL answers are correct. 8. You see your baby sister picking up a china plate. "Don't touch that, " you say, "I don't want it to break." As you take it away from her, you drop the plate and it shatters. A) Irony. B) Climax. C) Mood. D) Narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 9. The central idea (about people or society) in a work of literature A) Plot. B) Theme. C) Symbolism. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 10. "Life is a journey" is an example of a simile.True / False A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n) ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 12. The problem(s) in the story A) Dialogue. B) Flashback. C) Imagery. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict. 13. The Topic explains: A) What the writing is about. B) Is a summary. C) Tells us about the character. D) Marisol Doesn't Match. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What the writing is about. 14. "My mom made enough food to feed an army last night." is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 15. EXAMPLE:A key might represent the idea of unlocking secrets or opportunities. A) Imagery. B) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 16. Which of the choices is a prepositional phrase? Mrs. Deal shoved all of the chocolate in her mouth. A) Mrs. Deal shoved. B) All of the. C) In her mouth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In her mouth. 17. Y'all, gonna, ain't, and cap are all examples of A) Slang. B) Alliteration. C) Imagery. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slang. 18. "Her dress was white and it whispered." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Irony. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 19. "Her face was pale like the full moon on a winter night" A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Animalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 20. What is a conflict? A) A universal message about life expressed through a literary work. B) Struggle between opposing forces. C) A literary work that tells a story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Struggle between opposing forces. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesLiterary Devices Quiz 1Literary Devices Quiz 2Literary Devices Quiz 3Literary Devices Quiz 4Literary Devices Quiz 5Literary Devices Quiz 6Literary Devices Quiz 7Literary Devices Quiz 8Literary Devices Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books