Literary Devices Quiz 175 (20 MCQs)

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1. When the author explains a character directly in the text.
2. The sentence: "His tears were a downpour of rain" is an example of .....
3. Donald runs as fast as a tiger.What is being compared in this sentence?
4. What helped Hans Huberman earn money?
5. The problem in a story
6. Which literary device is used in the sentence:'The stars danced in the night sky'?
7. An antagonist is person who actively opposes or is hostile to the protagonist in a story. An example of an antagonist is:
8. The formation of a word from a sound
9. Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing in a story?
10. Repetition is when a word or phrase is written multiple times, usually for the purpose of emphasis.
11. A hook is
12. The final exam was easy as ABC!
13. A group of lines in a poem that look like a paragraph
14. A symbol or idea that repeats throughout a plot
15. What is created by the feelings the reader has in response to the writing?
16. "I could feel the tiny tongue mopping the crevices of my left ear" (82).(1 answer)
17. "You are a regular Einstein when it comes to math" is an example of .....
18. "I'm holding in the heat like a fish stick." -Jason Mraz What is this an example of?
19. "I stand in the center aisle of the auditorium, a wounded zebra in a National Geographic" special, looking for someone, anyone, to sit next to" (5)
20. A logical assumption based on context clues and prior knowledge ..... defines the following term