Literary Devices Quiz 146 (20 MCQs)

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1. A repeated idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work
2. Presentation of an event or situation that occurred in the past to help explain something in the present
3. Which of the following is an example of a paradox?
4. Identify the noun. My sweater is unraveling.
5. To some degree, the characters' names in ANIMAL FARM are .....
6. The sentence, "my legs feel like they weigh a million pounds!" is an example of:
7. "Silence was broken by the peal of piano keys as Shannon began practicing her concerto."
8. Marty's beard was whiter than Santa's.
9. The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story is called:
10. A red rose, or the color red, stands for love or romance. Black represents evil or death.
11. "The door of the cave was a massive slab of stone" (4).
12. "This will take forever!" What literary device can you spot here?
13. What literary device is being used?The storm attacked the ship.
14. Who wrote "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" ?
15. Which literary device refers to lines which end on a period or on a natural break in the sentence?
16. I so loved reading I was willing to walk 15 miles to the library in the snow, uphill.
17. Central idea or insight about human life revealed through a literary work
18. What is an example of imagery?
19. In a dialogue, speech, or narration in a story, the author decides to use repetition to get their point across to the reader.
20. Determine what literary device is used in the following sentence.The crocodile's teeth were daggers, ready to chomp down on a meal.