This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 175 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 175 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the author explains a character directly in the text. A) Indifferent characterization. B) Direct characterization. C) Indirect characterization. D) Basic characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct characterization. 2. The sentence: "His tears were a downpour of rain" is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Syntax. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 3. Donald runs as fast as a tiger.What is being compared in this sentence? A) Donald to the tiger. B) The tiger to Donald. C) Fast to slow. D) Nothing is being compared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Donald to the tiger. 4. What helped Hans Huberman earn money? A) A pencil. B) A wheelbarrow. C) An accordion. D) A bicycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An accordion. 5. The problem in a story A) Conflict. B) Plot. C) Rising Action. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 6. Which literary device is used in the sentence:'The stars danced in the night sky'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 7. An antagonist is person who actively opposes or is hostile to the protagonist in a story. An example of an antagonist is: A) Harry Potter. B) Bluey. C) Superman. D) The Joker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Joker. 8. The formation of a word from a sound A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 9. Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing in a story? A) Describing the appearance of a character in detail. B) Presenting a conflict between two characters. C) Hinting at future events through subtle clues. D) Using figurative language to create vivid imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinting at future events through subtle clues. 10. Repetition is when a word or phrase is written multiple times, usually for the purpose of emphasis. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. A hook is A) A literary technique used in literature to grab readers attention. B) A surprise ending that the reader wasn't expecting. C) A figure of speech that references something that happened in the past. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A literary technique used in literature to grab readers attention. 12. The final exam was easy as ABC! A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 13. A group of lines in a poem that look like a paragraph A) Speaker. B) Stanza. C) Rhythm. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stanza. 14. A symbol or idea that repeats throughout a plot A) Motif. B) Personification. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motif. 15. What is created by the feelings the reader has in response to the writing? A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Setting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 16. "I could feel the tiny tongue mopping the crevices of my left ear" (82).(1 answer) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Allusion. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 17. "You are a regular Einstein when it comes to math" is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Foreshadowing. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 18. "I'm holding in the heat like a fish stick." -Jason Mraz What is this an example of? A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 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) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 20. A logical assumption based on context clues and prior knowledge ..... defines the following term A) Inference. B) Claim. C) Premise. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inference. ← 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