Literary Devices Quiz 173 (20 MCQs)

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1. "She is as busy as a bee" is an example of .....
2. Teenagers are younger than adults.
3. While it sat charging across the room, my phone was calling my name
4. Which point of view is it when the narrator speaks directly to YOU? Seems to be a bolder approach. Lots of the pronoun YOU, YOU'RE, and YOU'LL.
5. A variety of a language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary
6. ..... is the writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience.
7. Biography
8. Literal or primary meaning of a word.
9. A simile uses as or like when comparing
10. What do you use to identify the tone of a piece of literature?
11. Which literary device is used to explain something unfamiliar by comparing it to something familiar?
12. A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.
13. The author's feelings towards the subject or topic is called the .....
14. Which literary device is being used in the sentence, "The wind whispered secrets in her ear" ?
15. Sue was a snob. There were only two other girls in the class who she considered worth talking to. A new student moved to the school and even by the end of the school year Sue still refused to speak with her.
16. "Tis paid with sighs a-plentyAnd sold for endless rue"How many literary devices are there in those sentences?
17. "I felt only a dark dread snaking along the cables" (58). (1 answer)
18. This sentence appeals to which sense:The dog's fur was as soft as a feather.
19. Actions speak louder than words.This is an example of .....
20. Which among the following is an example of a PERSONIFICATION?