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Literary Devices Quiz 154 (20 MCQs)

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1. A device that gives human attributes to animals and objects.
2. Which detail from the lyrics below contains alliteration? Now an animal's life cycle is sort of the same, Here's an example of a mammal-hmm, let me explain.Take a puppy that's inside of its mom, It's born with its eyes shut-it doesn't know what's going on.
3. The writer's attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work. / La actitud del escritor hacia el tema o la audiencia de una obra literaria.
4. Which of these needs to be capitalized?
5. Which of the following is used in the sentence? My dad is a roaring lion.
6. "A short, pudgy boy fidgeted, looking at Thomas with wide eyes""A thick, heavily-muscled Asian kid folded his arms as he studied Thomas, his tight shirtsleeves rolled up to show his biceps"
7. The writer can use an object, a word, an action, or a character to suggest or mean something.
8. Which of the following sentences is an example of Metonymy?
9. What is the connotation of the word 'snake'?
10. While reading a novel, you come across a sentence where the author subtly refers to the 'Titanic disaster' without explicitly mentioning it. This technique used by the author is a brief and indirect reference to a historical event. The author only refers to the concept and the reader is expected to know it or research it.
11. What is the literary device used to exaggerate for emphasis or dramatic effect?
12. Definition-a statement that contradicts itself, or that must be both true and untrue at the same time. They are quirks in logic that demonstrate how our thinking sometimes goes haywire, even when we use perfectly logical reasoning to get there. They at least sound reasonable. They're not obvious nonsense, and it's only upon consideration that we realize their self-defeating logic. Example- "A Chinese folk tale tells of a blacksmith who created the best armor and weapons in the world. He once created a spear that could pierce any object. He then created a shield that could deflect any attack. When a young boy asked him what would happen if he tried to pierce the shield with the spear, the blacksmith realized he could not answer. Because of this story, the Chinese character for " ..... " is a spear next to a shield."
13. The struggle takes place within the mind of the character
14. Aiden, Ava, and Jackson are having a debate. They are trying to figure out what the main idea or message in a piece of writing is called. Can you help them out?
15. What does the following passage from "Lob's Girl" foreshadow?The village was approached by a narrow, steep, twisting hill-road, and guarded by a notice that said LOW GEAR FOR 1 1/2 MILES, DANGEROUS TO CYCLISTS.
16. What literary device is used?"The historian loves reading about bobcats. They are lynx to the past."
17. This is the perception of life or human nature that is the main idea of a work of literature.
18. Which literary device is a saying that is widely used among speakers of a certain language with a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning?
19. This is an example of which literary device? The screen door slams, Mary's dress swaysLike a vision she dances across the porch, as the radio playsRoy Orbison singing for the lonely
20. Onomatopoia is a word formed using
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