Literary Devices Quiz 148 (20 MCQs)

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1. Way in which a story is told or narrated.

Correct Answer: C) Point of view.

2. The top of the tree scraped the sky.

Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole.

3. "The trees grasped the poor flying leaf with its claws" is an example of .....

Correct Answer: B) Personification.

4. Referring to well-known people, events, or stories in an effort to make a topic/subject more relatable/create parallels

Correct Answer: C) Allusion.

5. THE SLICES OF THE BREAD JUMPED OUT OF THE TOASTER SUDDENLY, SCARING ME .....

Correct Answer: B) PERSONIFICATION.

6. Example:creamy and crunchy crackers

Correct Answer: C) Alliteration.

7. Which of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of TOUCH?

Correct Answer: A) Rough, sharp, slippery.

8. I heard the ribbit, ribbit of the frog.

Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia.

9. The way in which something is said

Correct Answer: C) Tone.

10. The following is an example of what type of literary device:the train eats up the miles.

Correct Answer: D) Personification.

11. A factual, primary or less emotional description or word.

Correct Answer: C) Denotative.

12. The use of words that imitates sounds is called .....

Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia.

13. Something that is direct, clear, and straightforward.

Correct Answer: A) Explicit.

14. Giving living traits to non living things

Correct Answer: A) Personification.

15. A character who changes over the course of the plot can be described as .....

Correct Answer: C) Dynamic.

16. When what happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen

Correct Answer: A) Irony.

17. This type of allusion refers to an offhand allusion that is not integral to the plot.

Correct Answer: B) Casual reference.

18. The definition of a metaphor is:

Correct Answer: C) An implied comparison between two things.

19. Which point of view only tells the reader ONE character's thoughts and emotions and the narrator is telling the story from the outside?

Correct Answer: B) 3rd person limited.

20. A writing technique developed to present the flow of a character's seemingly unconnected thoughts, responses, and sensations.

Correct Answer: B) Stream of consciousness.