Literary Devices Quiz 117 (20 MCQs)

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1. A contrast between what the character thinks to be true and what we (the reader) know to be true:
2. A ladder may stand as a symbol for a connection between heaven and earth.
3. Which word is the term for tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text?
4. A pair of rhymed lines that may or may not constitute a separate stanza
5. A time earlier than the main story
6. "Iktomi was was walking along one day and he was going across the prairie. He went through the ravines, over the hills ..... and then he sees the body of water. As he gets closer and closer to this water he sees all of these prairie chickens along the water's edge. You could see them by the water and they are there dancing." What point of view is this story told in?
7. This year has been bitter-sweet.
8. "Mike likes his new bike."
9. "But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill." -William Sharp
10. ..... is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.
11. What literary device is used to give human qualities to non-human entities?
12. Represents savagery, fun, and irrationality among the boys
13. What literary device is used in the revelation that Braling 1 and Braling 2 have switched places?
14. This makes a comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise unlike.
15. A person or entity who takes part in the action of the story or otherliterary work.
16. Which is an example of 1st person narration?
17. Method of persuasion that appeals to EMOTIONS and FEELINGS.
18. A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
19. External struggle between a character and an element of nature;may struggle with an animal, land or weather
20. The example highlighted below is an example of? My Aunt Sherry is so tight with her money, that everyone in the family calls her Scrooge.