Literary Devices Quiz 179 (20 MCQs)

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1. "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong." is an example of .....

Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing.

2. "The streetlight was my security guard. "

Correct Answer: A) Example of metaphor.

3. What is the poetic device use in the word "he" in "like a thunderbolt he falls" in the poem 'The Eagle'

Correct Answer: C) Personification.

4. The repetition of the same beginning sound in 2 or more words

Correct Answer: B) Alliteration.

5. Which poem as a simple syllable pattern to set a rhythm?

Correct Answer: C) Ballad.

6. A stop or a pause in a line of poetry-usually caused by punctuation.

Correct Answer: A) Cutting.

7. Eerie elephants elevated their feet during their pedicure.

Correct Answer: D) None of the above.

8. Uses words or phrases with similar structure to create symmetry and balance in writing.

Correct Answer: A) Parallelism.

9. An expression with a figurative or metaphorical meaning that differs from its literal meaning

Correct Answer: D) Idiom.

10. What story is this from? "You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing."

Correct Answer: A) The Tell Tale Heart.

11. Which definition is correct for the following term:Situational Irony

Correct Answer: C) A contrast between what we think will happen versus what actually happens.

12. The yellow and orange leaves almost twinkled in the wind as the smell of fall drifted easily down the dry dirt trail.

Correct Answer: B) Imagery.

13. To make a situation seem less important or less severe

Correct Answer: D) Understatement.

14. The methods the author uses to present the personality of a character

Correct Answer: B) Characterization.

15. Character that displays multiple character traits; complex character; a character that the audience knows a lot about; relatable character

Correct Answer: B) Round character.

16. A figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human.

Correct Answer: B) Personification.

17. Dollar bills and tears keep falling down her face

Correct Answer: B) Metaphor.

18. What is the purpose of a catalogue in literature?

Correct Answer: C) A list of people, objects, or abstract qualities.

19. Giving a HINT about something that will happen later on in the story is called .....

Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing.

20. Choose the best explanation for the given metaphor: "His words cut deeper than a knife."

Correct Answer: B) Someone has said something hurtful to another.