This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 147 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 147 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. THIS IS A LITERARY DEVICE THAT ALLOWS THE WRITER OF A NARRATIVE TO ESTABLISH THE TIME, PLACE, AND ENVIRONMENT THAT IT TAKES PLACE. A) Foreshadowing. B) Setting. C) Metaphor. D) Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 2. The ocean waves were calling my name is ..... A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 3. A reference to a statement, person, place, or event from literature, history, mythology, sports, politics, science, or pop-culture. A) Symbolism. B) Irony. C) Allusion. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 4. This happens when an author interrupts a timeline to present a gripping situation or "fill in the blanks" . A) Flashback. B) Catharsis. C) Climax. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 5. "The cheers from across the gym were like volleys of arrows piercing our grand delusion" (71).(1 answer) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 6. The moment when all of the loose ends are tied up and all of the questions answered. A) Setting. B) Plot. C) Falling Action. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resolution. 7. This is a literary device or situation that expresses something other than or opposite of the literal meaning A) Irony. B) Oxymoron. C) Italics. D) Proverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 8. A poetic statement that spans more than one line. A) Apostrophe. B) Colloquialism. C) Conceit. D) Enjambment. E) Pastiche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enjambment. 9. It is a written work that both tells a story and connects the reader to an audience through emotions. A) Drama. B) Character sketch. C) Soliloquy. D) Dramatic prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dramatic prose. 10. I was so parched, I drank an entire glass of water in one gulp. A) Hungry. B) Thirsty. C) Sleepy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thirsty. 11. It's no wonder everyone refers to Mary as another Mother Teresa in the making; she loves to help and care after people everywhere, from the streets to her own friends.Is anexample of. A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Irony. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 12. Toot! Toot! Went the train. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Hyperbole. C) Idioms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 13. "The ocean was a raging bull." A) Example of metaphor. B) Example of hyperbole. C) Imagery using sight. D) Imagery using sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Example of metaphor. 14. How is Cause/Effect related to the structure of text? A) Time order. B) One thing causes another. C) Problem stated then solution given. D) Main point then supporting details. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One thing causes another. 15. The part of the plot when the tension is highest. A) Exposition. B) Rising Action. C) Climax. D) Falling Action. E) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 16. Tammy struggled to understand the book she was reading. It was far above her grade level, but she was very interested in the topic, and really wanted to try to read it on her own. A) Internal Conflict. B) External Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal Conflict. 17. If a superhero is extremely strong but adores puppies, what would be her tragic flaw? A) Her super strength. B) If her enemy brought puppies to the battle. C) Her love for pizza. D) If her enemy was also super strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If her enemy brought puppies to the battle. 18. The cat was purring while she was sleeping. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Symbolism. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 19. The struggle between opposing forces that is usually resolved by the end of the story. A) Exposition. B) Resolution. C) Climax. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict. 20. A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating that one thing is another. A) Foreshadowing. B) Characterization. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. ← 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