This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 166 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 166 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is not an example of alliteration? A) Kim's kid kept kicking. B) Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. C) He chooses the Pfizer vaccine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He chooses the Pfizer vaccine. 2. An inference uses clues provided by the author to figure things out A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Nothing happened the first three innings. Well, things happened but not in my little part of the softball field. I started daydreaming. The next thing I knew, I heard the sound of a ball whizzing through the air. I put up my glove to protect my head, and an amazing thing happened. I caught the ball in my glove! Not only did I catch the ball, but I helped my team to win. A) 1st Person. B) 3rd Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st Person. 4. Words and expressions not intended to be interpreted in the literal sense; use imagination and comparison. A) Foreign language. B) Foul language. C) Figurative language. D) Flimsy language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figurative language. 5. What is the significance of Santiago's recurring dream in The Alchemist? A) It represents his fear of failure. B) It symbolizes his desire for wealth. C) It foreshadows his journey towards his personal legend. D) It signifies his longing for home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It foreshadows his journey towards his personal legend. 6. Joey sat still, his heart beating fast. It made a 'thump, thump, thump' noise in his chest. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 7. ADAM ATE APPLES is an example of: A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 8. Repeated words, phrases, or actions A) Repetition. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 9. The emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Etymology. D) Context clues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 10. The car horns sang out in the morning traffic. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 11. "Vivian didn't care that she had hurt my feelings" is an example of A) 1st Person. B) 3rd Limited. C) 3rd Omniscient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st Person. 12. Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?a) He is as tall as a tree.b) I could sleep for a year.c) She is as light as a feather.d) The book was a door to another world. A) He is as tall as a tree. B) I could sleep for a year. C) She is as light as a feather. D) The book was a door to another world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I could sleep for a year. 13. Who is telling the story, or who is narrating it (1st, 2nd, 3rd). A) Narration. B) Point of view. C) Characters. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point of view. 14. Something that represents itself and something else A) Antagonist. B) Symbol. C) Indirect Characterization. D) Round Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol. 15. Using something to stand for or represent something else A) Tone. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolism. 16. The repeated use of 'v' sounds in the phrase 'vivid valleys veiled in mist' is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 17. During the Interlopers, the two men were trapped under the enormous tree. This is an example of ..... A) External Conflict. B) Diction. C) Foil. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) External Conflict. 18. When an author uses descriptive language about how something sounds, that is ..... A) Gustatory imagery. B) Tactile imagery. C) Olfactory imager. D) Visual imagery. E) Auditory imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Auditory imagery. 19. 'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of: A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 20. The repetition of vowel sounds within a sentence or phrase. A) Consonance. B) Assonance. C) Alliteration. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. ← 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