This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 130 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 130 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The use of words that imitate the sound they describe. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Pun. C) Idiom. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 2. Refers to the clues an author gives to suggest what may happen later in the novel A) Allusion. B) Symbolism. C) Foreshadowing. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 3. In the story, the monkey's paw is the best example of: A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Symbol. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbol. 4. What is a reference made in the text to a person, historical event, mythology or religion? A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 5. Pick the best answer:Most teenagers have a cell phone. Jackson is 15. Therefore, ..... A) Jackson's parents will buying a phone this week. B) Jackson already has a phone. C) Jackson is a teenager. D) Jackson probably has a phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jackson probably has a phone. 6. "The wind whistled through the trees." This line from a poem is an example of: A) Onomatopoeia. B) Assonance. C) Personification. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 7. A statement that seems contradictory but actually makes sense A) Situational irony. B) Paradox. C) Motif. D) Dramatic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 8. Which point of view is the "preaching" style where the author is "tellling" the audience what to do? A) First person. B) Limited omniscient. C) Second person. D) Third person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Second person. 9. ConventionAn accepted practice that has developed over time and is generally used and understood, for example, the use of specific structural aspects of texts such as in report writing with sections for introduction, background, discussion, and recommendations. A) Author. B) Text. C) Context. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Text. 10. What is the purpose of allusion in literature? A) To introduce new characters. B) To create a connection to a cultural context. C) To confuse the readers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create a connection to a cultural context. 11. This is an interruption in the present action of a plot to show events that happened at an earlier time. A) Conflict. B) Theme. C) Foreshadowing. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flashback. 12. WHAT IS THIS DEVICE CALLED-it is the use of over-exaggeration to create emphasis or humor. It's not intended to be taken literally ..... Throughout the ages, it has appeared in poetry time and time again. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 13. Language or way of speech of a particular region of the country (ex. "It wasn't no good to pet.") is called ..... A) Dialogue. B) Characterization. C) Communication. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialect. 14. Deep down, she is really shallow.This is an example of ..... A) Oxymoron. B) Paradox. C) Idiom. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 15. Which one of the following is NOT a metaphor? A) Silence is golden, speech is silver. B) Don't be such a mouse!. C) She eats like a pig!. D) He's just an old goat!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She eats like a pig!. 16. Which sentence is the best example of dialect? A) The student sat as still as a statue. B) Katherine is a bear in the morning. C) The wind whispered in the trees. D) Howdy partner! Why don't you sit for a spell?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Howdy partner! Why don't you sit for a spell?. 17. What is the term for a comparison in which non-human things are given human-like characteristics? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 18. What type of conflict is this:A man struggling with whether or not he should ask out his crush. A) Man vs. society-external. B) Man vs man-external. C) Man vs. nature-external. D) Man vs. self-internal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man vs. self-internal. 19. The definition of personification is: A) When the opposite of what you expect to happen happens. B) A picture or sign that represents something else such as an idea or emotion. C) A comparison between two things using the words like or as. D) Giving non-human objects human characteristics or abilities. E) A reference to something that is famous or well-known, such as political figures or events, religious figures or events, literary works, or pop culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Giving non-human objects human characteristics or abilities. 20. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words next to one another A) Repetition. B) Allusion. C) Alliteration. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 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