Literary Devices Quiz 167 (20 MCQs)

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1. Words such as "crack", "splat", and "buzz" are examples of what?
2. " ..... the men ..... flung themselves on the spit and tore into the goat meat, smearing their hands and faces with sizzling fat ..... "(5)
3. A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work
4. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The world is a stage.'?
5. What is soliloquy?
6. Asserts a correlation or resemblance between two things that are otherwise unrelated.
7. Jack and Dad walk from their house to the front gates and pay admission. The first thing they see as they enter is the house of mirrors. Cautiously, they make their way through its winding halls full of different types of mirrors. The twisted and stretched images in the mirrors make Jack laugh at his appearance. Jack and Dad agree this is a fun way to end the day! Which describes the setting of the paragraph?
8. The dense fog enveloped the forest, obscuring the path ahead and creating an eerie atmosphere.
9. When the reader knows more about the situation than a character in the story does
10. Which is an example of an THEME?
11. I loved my bestfriend yesterday, I love my bestfriend today and I love my bestfriend forever.
12. Definition:describes using 5 senses; helps you see a picture in your mind
13. Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a series of clauses or sentences.
14. An object that represents something else, esp. an abstract idea
15. The distinctive way a writer uses language, such as diction, syntax, and imagery
16. This type of narrator does NOT know everything, such as how other characters aside from the main character (or main few characters) think or feel:
17. I have a million errands to run
18. How does setting impact a story?
19. "It's like a fire ..... in the stove."
20. Internal-Rhyme