This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 125 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 125 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This is the part of the story where a conflict is revealed (called the inciting force) and becomes more pronounced as the story progresses. A) Climax. B) Exposition. C) Settings. D) Rising action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rising action. 2. Language arranged in lines, with a regular rhythm and often a definite rhyme scheme A) Imagery. B) Meter. C) Poetry. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poetry. 3. In "Thank You, M'am" , What do these lines indicate about Mrs. Jones?"Then it (Roger's face) will get washed this evening, :said the large woman starting up the street, dragging the frightened boy behind her. A) She isa stickler for cleanliness. B) She is a bossy woman. C) She is concerned about Roger. D) She is a professional psychic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is concerned about Roger. 4. What literary device is the following excerpt?An old lump of snow melted in the corner.The chirping crickets filled the empty night air.I was awoken by the pleasing scent of the bacon as it wafted down the hallway. A) Allusion. B) Imaginery. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imaginery. 5. "I made those biscuits yesterday, " said Mom. "I don't know if they're still good." Dad banged one on the table. "As soft and fluffy as a chunk of granite, " he remarked. A) Verbal. B) Situational. C) Dramatic. D) Not Ironic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal. 6. Which of the following answers is a correct example of the main Conflict in "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata? A) The protagonist's struggle to fit into society's norms. B) The protagonist's love affair with the convenience store manager. C) The protagonist's decision to quit her job at the convenience store. D) The protagonist's conflict with her family over her career choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The protagonist's struggle to fit into society's norms. 7. Language which describes something in detail using words. A) Personification. B) Imagery. C) Allusion. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 8. Which literary device is this:her tears flowed like a river down her cheek A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 9. Fill in the blank in the following sentence::It is a combination of factors that ..... the present situation A) Cause. B) Causes. C) Caused. D) Cuz. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Causes. 10. Why is Himmel an ironic name for the street? A) The street is depressing. B) The street is yellow. C) It resembles paradise. D) All the neighbors die. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The street is depressing. 11. Hinting at something A) Irony. B) Inference. C) Internal Rhyme. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inference. 12. This figure usually creates a conflict for the main character. A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Dynamic character. D) Static character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 13. The time between the beginning and the end of the story is the ..... A) Main character. B) Inner conflict. C) Time and span. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time and span. 14. The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities beyond their literal meaning. A) Motif. B) Theme. C) Symbolism. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 15. Which of the following is used in the sentence? This test is as easy as pie. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. E) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Idiom. 16. Which literary device is used in the sentence:'The thunder roared angrily'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 17. Which of the following is used in the sentence? The beautiful blue butterfly bumped into the box. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. E) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 18. Respect or a gesture showing respect, like a bow or curtsy A) Dirge. B) Macabre. C) Rice sansae. D) Sepulcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rice sansae. 19. The underlying idea in a work of fiction is called ..... A) Symbolism. B) Theme. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 20. This is an integral part of a narrative-be it a novel, a play or a movie. It provides the main source of action in the text. It can be internal or external. When the character is struggling within his own mind it is an internal struggle while when the character is struggling with an external force which could be nature, an antagonist or the society, it is an external struggle. A) Climax. B) Contest. C) Conflict. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict. ← 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