Literary Devices Quiz 102 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. 'The house was dark, cold and mysterious' is an example of what technique?

Correct Answer: B) Triple / Rule of Three.

2. Be careful in the playground, run slowly.

Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron.

3. 'Choice of words and style of expression, ' defines what?

Correct Answer: A) Diction.

4. What is the epithet for Ivan IV Vasilyevich?

Correct Answer: D) Ivan the Terrible.

5. A statement is essentially arguable, but used as a primary point to support or prove an argument.

Correct Answer: A) Claim.

6. Compares two objects that do not seem to have anything in common

Correct Answer: C) Metaphor.

7. What is this an example of? (the subject is a tree without leaves) "In winter, a tall skeleton dressed in white, "

Correct Answer: B) Metaphor.

8. These are exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally:

Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole.

9. " If I do not eat an apple daily, I will surely die" is an example of .....

Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole.

10. When an outside narrator is telling the story

Correct Answer: A) 3rd Person Point of view.

11. What type of figurative language compares two unlike things by saying something is something its not?

Correct Answer: A) Metaphor.

12. A brief reference to a famous historical figure or event, like from a movie or a book.

Correct Answer: D) Allusion.

13. What is the difference between alliteration and consonance?

Correct Answer: B) Alliteration occurs at the beginning of words, while consonance can occur at any part of words.

14. He's pushing up daisies.

Correct Answer: B) Euphemism.

15. "You're praying that someone would stop the flow." -This is an example of .....

Correct Answer: B) Alliteration.

16. Saying one thing but meaning another

Correct Answer: A) Verbal irony.

17. What is the term for a mocking, often harsh or satirical remark, intended to wound or harm?

Correct Answer: A) Sarcasm.

18. "I think my dog's brain is the size of a pea" is an example of a(n)

Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole.

19. Identify the literary device in the sentence:'I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!'

Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole.

20. Don't judge a book by its cover is an example of .....

Correct Answer: B) Theme.