This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 112 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 112 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Specialized language or technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject or profession. A) Jargon. B) Diction. C) Pathos. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jargon. 2. The voice of the wind calls, echoing through the canyon. A) Allusion. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 3. When the audience knows something important that a character doesn't know A) Dramatic irony. B) Verbal irony. C) Situational irony. D) Characteristic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dramatic irony. 4. Too soon, it was time to leave. "Can you come back next week?" Rick asked. "I would love to!" I said. What is the phrase in blue? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of these. 5. Kisses are the flowers of affection, what is the similarity between kisses and flowers in the metaphor? A) They are beautiful. B) People appreciate them. C) They are used to show affection. D) They are romantic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are used to show affection. 6. Describe a character using characterization techniques. A) A character can be described using characterization techniques by only focusing on their thoughts and dialogue. B) A character can be described using characterization techniques by only providing details about their actions. C) A character can be described using characterization techniques by only focusing on their physical appearance. D) A character can be described using characterization techniques by providing details about their physical appearance, actions, thoughts, dialogue, and interactions with other characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A character can be described using characterization techniques by providing details about their physical appearance, actions, thoughts, dialogue, and interactions with other characters. 7. It refers to repetition of sounds produced by vowels within a sentence or phrase. A) Hyperbole. B) Assonance. C) Allusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 8. "The air was hot and dripping as if the city were wrapped in a wool blanket pulled from a boiling pot." A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 9. The word "static" is literature means ..... A) Unchanging. B) Changing. C) Protagonist. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unchanging. 10. A device where the speaker refers to something that the reader needs prior knowledge of or experience with in order to understand. A) Allusion. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 11. Which literary device is an exaggeration used for emphasis or dramatic effect? A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 12. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express a strong emotion or create a statement is a ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 13. In a hero, hubris refers to arrogant, excessive self-pride or self-confidence or a lack of some important perception or insight due to pride in one's abilities A) Hamartia. B) Cliche. C) Allusion. D) Hubris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hubris. 14. The boy believed black birds bite. A) Assonance. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 15. "A study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2006 found that 23.5 percent of high schools offered fast food from places like Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" (The New York Times). A) Anecdotal. B) Factual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factual. 16. If nomenclature is A) A repetition of consonants from neighboring words. B) A comparison using like or as. C) Giving human traits and characteristics to non human things. D) The formation of a word from a sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The formation of a word from a sound. 17. The character Pollyanna, from Eleanor Porter's children's book, is a young girl who finds good in everything and everyone. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below? "Tess is such a Pollyanna!" Liam announced with a sigh. A) A childish, selfish person. B) An overly optimistic person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An overly optimistic person. 18. Rational, reasonable, analytical, cogent. A) Opinion. B) Passionate. C) Neutral. D) Logical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logical. 19. The dog's fur was as black as A) Night. B) Day. C) The sky. D) Snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Night. 20. The repetition of beginning sounds in a sentence is a(n) A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. ← 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