Literary Devices Quiz 166 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which is not an example of alliteration?
2. An inference uses clues provided by the author to figure things out
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.
4. Words and expressions not intended to be interpreted in the literal sense; use imagination and comparison.
5. What is the significance of Santiago's recurring dream in The Alchemist?
6. Joey sat still, his heart beating fast. It made a 'thump, thump, thump' noise in his chest.
7. ADAM ATE APPLES is an example of:
8. Repeated words, phrases, or actions
9. The emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word
10. The car horns sang out in the morning traffic.
11. "Vivian didn't care that she had hurt my feelings" is an example of
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.
13. Who is telling the story, or who is narrating it (1st, 2nd, 3rd).
14. Something that represents itself and something else
15. Using something to stand for or represent something else
16. The repeated use of 'v' sounds in the phrase 'vivid valleys veiled in mist' is an example of .....
17. During the Interlopers, the two men were trapped under the enormous tree. This is an example of .....
18. When an author uses descriptive language about how something sounds, that is .....
19. 'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:
20. The repetition of vowel sounds within a sentence or phrase.