This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 134 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 134 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many variations of literary devices exist? A) 10. B) 20. C) Basically infinite. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Basically infinite. 2. Which literary device is defined as a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable? A) Metaphor. B) Motif. C) Oxymoron. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 3. What is the literary device that replaces phrasing that could make the reader uncomfortable? A) Pun. B) Connotation. C) Euphemism. D) Cliche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Euphemism. 4. "Just like a moth drawn to a flame Oh, you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain." Is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 5. Antithesis is the use of ..... A) Synonyms. B) Opposites. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposites. 6. "Jeremiah never took his foot off the gas his whole life, always living to see what's around the corner." is an example of: A) Indirect Characterization. B) Direct Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect Characterization. 7. ..... is a sequence of events in a literary work A) Exposition. B) Falling action. C) Plot. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plot. 8. What is the main difference between an explicit theme and an implicit theme? A) An explicit theme is universal, while an implicit theme is specific to a particular culture. B) An explicit theme is always positive, while an implicit theme can be negative. C) An explicit theme is stated directly, while an implicit theme is inferred by the reader. D) An explicit theme is only found in nonfiction, while an implicit theme is found in fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An explicit theme is stated directly, while an implicit theme is inferred by the reader. 9. What is the tone of the following sentence? Bursting through the door, the flustered mother screamed uncontrollably at the innocent teacher who gave her child an F. A) Angry. B) Witty. C) Suspicious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Angry. 10. Which literary device does the following phrase include? "While I pondered weak and weary." A) Allusion. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 11. Legally Blond is an example of ..... A) Man vs. Nature. B) Man vs Self. C) Man vs. Man. D) Man vs. Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man vs. Society. 12. Which example represents internal conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" ? A) Rainsford vs. Zaroff. B) Zaroff vs. the Burmese Tiger Pit. C) Ivan vs. the Malay Man Catcher. D) Zaroff vs. hunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zaroff vs. hunting. 13. Repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer. A) Repetition. B) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 14. What is personification in fiction? A) Personification is the attribution of human qualities to non-human entities in fiction. B) Personification is the use of fictional characters to represent real-life people. C) Personification is the use of non-human entities to represent human qualities in fiction. D) Personification is the use of words that sound like what they mean in fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification is the attribution of human qualities to non-human entities in fiction. 15. 'The Mechanical Hound slept but did not sleep, lived but did not live' (p. 21) A) Juxtaposition. B) Repetition. C) Theme. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paradox. 16. "It sounded big." "Everything sounds big in the woods." A) Exaggeration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 17. Third-person limited: A) Narrator is a character in the story; uses "I, " "we, " etc. B) Narrator outside the story; uses "he, " "she, " "they". C) Narrator tells only what one character perceives. D) Narrator can see into the minds of all characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narrator tells only what one character perceives. 18. A direct comparison without using "like" or "as" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 19. One way a writer builds suspense is ..... A) By creating a mysterious setting. B) By introducing characters through out a text. C) By providing clues of a future event. D) Telling the facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By providing clues of a future event. 20. What is the high point/main event of the story known as? A) Rising Action. B) Climax. C) Exposition. D) Setting. 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