This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A precipice is A) A mound of dirt. B) A hill. C) A trail. D) A very steep rock or cliff. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A very steep rock or cliff. 2. What is the "nunc", "nunc", "nunc" repetition of words called? A) Litotes. B) Anthrophmorphism. C) Metonomy. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphora. 3. "In the midst of the waiting room's chaos, the patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and sat peacefully with their hands on their laps" is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Foreshadowing. C) Characterization. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characterization. 4. What is the sequence of events involving characters and a central conflict called? A) Setting. B) Character. C) Plot. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plot. 5. PE 1-HYPERBOLE A) Attributing human characteristics to objects, ideas, animals or nature. B) A language that describes something as better as or worse than it really is. C) A comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'. D) A direct comparison between two things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A language that describes something as better as or worse than it really is. 6. What does the word "Tone" mean? A) Attitude towards the subject. B) Styling our hair in a certain way. C) A really loud scream. D) Singing way too high. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attitude towards the subject. 7. The use of language that appeals to the senses and paints a picture for the reader. A) Style. B) Imagery. C) Symbolism. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 8. What is a contradiction between two statements or between two situations? A) Opposition. B) Irony. C) Oxymoron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 9. Juxtaposition means..... A) The arrangement of two or more ideas that are used to be compared or contrasted. B) An expression that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words. C) A comparison. D) A more emotional meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The arrangement of two or more ideas that are used to be compared or contrasted. 10. A pleasant expression substituted for an unpleasant one. A) Euphemism. B) Nonchalant. C) Inadequate. D) Contemplate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 11. "The past, the present, and the future walk into a bar. It was tense!" A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 12. A theme can be one word, like "love" or "family" A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. The time and place in which a story, novel, or play unfolds. A) Genre. B) Plot. C) Setting. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 14. The boy buzzed around as busy as a bee. A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 15. The old man took the handful of dust, and sifted it through his fingers. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Imagery. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 16. In literature, a growing feeling of tension is ..... A) Irony. B) Conflict. C) Suspense. D) Supporting characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suspense. 17. What we call the point at which conflict and resolution meet? A) Climax. B) Rising Action. C) Falling Action. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 18. Which of these is an example of simile? A) The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water. B) Harriet spends all day fixing her hair. C) The clouds danced across the sky. D) The grass was a soft, plush carpet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water. 19. What literary device is most obvious in this passage? Snow White tried to look away from the apple in her visitor's hand, but she couldn't. It seemed so tempting and bright. She could imagine the crispness as she bit into it, and the sweet, sharp juice soothing her dry throat. A) Imagery. B) Symbolism. C) Tone. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 20. A meaning for a word or phrase that goes beyond the dictionary definition. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Alliteration. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. ← 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