This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 180 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 180 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Luella gives Roger the money because ..... A) She wants to teach him a lesson. B) She knows he won't take it. C) She knows he will pay her back. D) She is rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wants to teach him a lesson. 2. "The flowers desperately called for water" is an example of: A) Aliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 3. It is the central idea, message, or insight that a literary work reveals. A) Aphorism. B) Symbolism. C) Theme. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 4. Who is the antagonist in "The Landlady" ? A) The narrator. B) The landlady. C) Billy Weaver. D) A magical spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The landlady. 5. The words or phrases a writer uses to describe persons, objects, actions, feelings and ideas while appealing to the five senses:smell, tough, sound, sight and taste A) Imagery. B) Archetype. C) Hyperbole. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 6. After he slyly removed Jeannette from the hospital, Rex Walls says, "You're safe now." A) Symbol. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 7. An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally A) Onomatopoeia. B) Hyperbole. C) Symbolism. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 8. The time and place in which the action takes place A) Mood. B) Setting. C) Conflict. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 9. A comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing without using like or as. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. E) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 10. A related series of incidents in a story that build toward the point of greatest interest A) Rising action. B) Falling action. C) Exposition. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising action. 11. "A great thunderstorm of sound gushed from the walls." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 12. An indicator of attitude, emotion or thoughts through writing. A) Dynamic. B) Pitch. C) Pace. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 13. When something in the story gives hints at what will happen later on, that is an example of ..... A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Forshadowing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forshadowing. 14. A struggle occurring outside the mind of a character A) Conflict. B) External conflict. C) Internal conflict. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External conflict. 15. Define:ALLUSION? A) A reference to a famous person, place or thing in literature. B) A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as". C) Sound words. D) Giving human qualities to a nonhuman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A reference to a famous person, place or thing in literature. 16. Which of the following was used as an example of physical humor in the first part of the clip? A) Igor offers to carry his bag but grabs the smaller, lighter one. B) Igor's hump makes a hollow sound when Dr. Frankenstein taps it. C) Igor has him use a mini cane to walk down the steps like him. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. What literary device is used in the sentence:'She is the sunshine of my life'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 18. What literary device is used in the sentence:'The world is a stage'? A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 19. I have five favorite foods. A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Oxymoron. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 20. What is the definition of Falling Action? A) Events that happen after the climax; the aftermath. B) Is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common. C) A series of events in a story that build toward the climax creating suspense and interest. D) The beginning of a story where it introduces background information, settings, events, and characters to help the reader progress through the novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Events that happen after the climax; the aftermath. ← 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