This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 139 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 139 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ?-with response A) Question-Answered. B) Anecdote. C) Contrast. D) Continuity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Question-Answered. 2. The definition of a simile is: A) A warning or hint of something to come. B) When the opposite of what you expect to happen happens. C) Giving non-human objects human characteristics or abilities. D) When the audience knows something a character or characters do not. E) The direct comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The direct comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind. 3. Which literary term is showcased in the following quote:I was that Monster. A) Epiphany. B) Metaphor. C) Symbolism. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 4. What is the definition of epiphany? A) The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or stressed syllables. B) The comparison of one thing with another thing using like or as. C) A visionary moment when a character has a sudden insight or realization that changes his or her understanding of themselves or their comprehension of the world. D) A scene in a movie or novel that is set in a time earlier than the main story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A visionary moment when a character has a sudden insight or realization that changes his or her understanding of themselves or their comprehension of the world. 5. When an author uses humanlike characteristics to describe objects, this is called ..... A) Alliteration. B) Imagery. C) Personification. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 6. Which of the following is NOT a type of irony? A) Situational. B) Verbal. C) Experimental. D) Dramatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experimental. 7. The time, place, and environment A) Stanza. B) Opening. C) Hyperbole. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 8. A ..... character's personality does not change throughout the story. A) Flat. B) Round. C) Static. D) Good. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Static. 9. What is a literary allusion? A) Contrast between what a character says and what they mean. B) A brief references to a famous past event or person in history. Used to add context or help give meaning. C) A brief reference to the events or characters from another story. Popular, well known works such as the Bible, Shakespeare, mythology, or fairy tales. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A brief reference to the events or characters from another story. Popular, well known works such as the Bible, Shakespeare, mythology, or fairy tales. 10. Which of the following is the best definition of conflict? A) The events building up to the climax which build interest, tension, or suspense. B) The struggle between two opposing forces in a story. C) A type of art, music, or literature characterized by a specific form. D) A message about life being conveyed by a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The struggle between two opposing forces in a story. 11. What happens at the end of Godfather Death? A) The physician marries the princess. B) The physician kills Godfather Death. C) Godfather Death kills the physician. D) They all live happily every after. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Godfather Death kills the physician. 12. Assonance is the repetition of consonants. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. A struggle between two or more forces (ex. Man vs. Nature A) Conflict. B) Genre. C) Dialogue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 14. My mom has a Spartan workout routine. A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. C) Irony. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 15. What are the feelings of the reader called? A) Point of view. B) Characterization. C) Tone. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mood. 16. What literary device involves a discrepancy between expectation and reality? A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 17. Which Literary Device is in the following sentence:I could eat a million tacos all day everyday. A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 18. A simile COMPARES 2 things using the words ..... or ..... A) And, or. B) Like, as. C) And, like. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like, as. 19. My heart pounded on my chest. A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 20. ..... is when a non-living thing is given human characteristics. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of above. 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