This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 127 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 127 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A direct comparison of two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as" A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Flashback. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 2. What effect does the writer create by using the hyperbole, there was enough food at the party to feed all the children of the earth? A) The party was exciting. B) A lot of children were at the party. C) There was a limited supply of food at the party. D) There was an abundance of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There was an abundance of food. 3. Which one is NOT a type of conflict in literature? A) Person vs World. B) Person vs Person. C) Person vs Self. D) Person vs Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Person vs World. 4. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? A) Limerick. B) Rhyme. C) Free Verse. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 5. Imagery which appeals to the sense of smell A) Tactile. B) Auditory. C) Visual. D) Olfactory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Olfactory. 6. The immigrants closely related to the slaughter house animal because ..... A) They had no choice about their future. B) They were treated like they were lesser than. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They had no choice about their future. 7. What term means:A comparison of two things without using "like" or "as" ? A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 8. A character who changes drastically by the end of the story is considered to be ..... A) Static. B) Dynamic. C) Round. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dynamic. 9. Events in a story leading up to the main conflict A) Exposition. B) Rising action. C) Climax. D) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising action. 10. The reason why authors write stories or text. A) Author's purpose. B) Inner conflict. C) Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's purpose. 11. Dynamic Characters ..... A) Do not change during the story. B) Have little or no detail. C) Have lots of detail. D) Change during the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change during the story. 12. True or False:We usually learn about a story's themes through its characters (including its narrator). A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. An object or thing that represents something bigger than itself A) Foreshadowing. B) Simile. C) Symbol. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbol. 14. The central idea in a piece of art or literature; the moral of the story or life lesson; the lessons learned by the characters and/or the readers A) Conflict. B) Mood. C) Theme. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 15. As their car rumbled down the dirt road toward the lake cabin, Kim was transported back to last summer. She remember the hard work it took to get the cabin in shape for another summer at the lake. "We have to work before we can play, " her mother had reminded her. A) Foreshadowing. B) Flashback. C) Suspense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flashback. 16. The associations people make with words that go beyond the literal or dictionary definition. Many words have connotations that create emotions or feelings in the reader. A) Dialect. B) Consonance. C) Connotation. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 17. Literary terms can be applied to books, movies and even song lyrics. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. True or false:The term half-caste is not racist as it is based on Social Darwinism A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Type or category to which a literary work belongs Ex. Fiction/Non-fiction, Drama, Poetry, Novel, Short Story, Biography, Essay, etc. A) Title. B) Genre. C) Summary. D) Library. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genre. 20. A form of contrast by which writers call attention to dissimilar ideas or images or metaphors A) Juxtaposition. B) Opposition. C) Comparison. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juxtaposition. ← 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