Literary Devices Quiz 107 (20 MCQs)

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1. The brown grass was begging for water.
2. Two characters who have opposite personalities reveal the traits of the other character, like Cinderella and her stepsisters.
3. The cake Shelly bought was as sweet as
4. "She's as strong as a bear."
5. Cost an arm and a leg
6. The character that is trying to overcome adversity
7. How an author uses language; the combined defining elements of how language is used within a literary work by an author.
8. Vivid descriptions that appeal to a reader's 5 senses
9. Associations people make with words that go beyond the literal or dictionary definition.
10. The use of humor, reversal, exaggeration, or incongruity to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues is .....
11. A person, place, or thing that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself
12. When a protagonist has a strong belief against the majority of the community or surroundings and decides to act on it.
13. Why should you use figurative language in your writing?
14. What type of sentence is the following: "What is your favorite thing to eat for Thanksgiving?"
15. What literary device is the following?Icy hot
16. A literary work that tells a story and is meant to be acted out and performed.
17. A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect
18. "Do not go gentle into that good night" uses night as a symbol for what?
19. What is the definition of a paradox in literature?
20. Which literary device is this:chocolate is his Kryptonite