Literary Devices Quiz 189 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. The attribution of human characteristics to non-living objects.

Correct Answer: D) Personification.

2. Help me

Correct Answer: C) !.

3. ..... s are what the work says about the thematic concept.

Correct Answer: B) Thematic statement.

4. What is the genre of the story "Click-Clack the Rattlebag?"

Correct Answer: C) Horror.

5. This figure of speech uses exaggeration to make a point

Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole.

6. She's the next Beyonce'. OR He's the next Michael Jordan.

Correct Answer: A) Allusion.

7. Boom! Zip! Snap! Splash!

Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia.

8. The use of a sound effect. (Ex:BOOM! CRASH! Chirp! Beep!)

Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia.

9. Watching people play golf is like watching grass grow.

Correct Answer: B) Simile.

10. A new type of broom came out and it is sweeping the nation.

Correct Answer: A) Pun.

11. When the opposite of what is supposed to occur happens (reversal of expectations).

Correct Answer: A) Situational irony.

12. The literary device, Irony, means .....

Correct Answer: A) The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.

13. What are the different types of irony?

Correct Answer: D) Verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony.

14. Presents actions by starting in the middle of the rising action and tracing back to the beginning

Correct Answer: B) In medias res.

15. "I didn't know you had a storm to weather. How can I help you feel better?" is an example of .....

Correct Answer: C) Idiom and rhyme.

16. A type of figurative lanuage that refers to something well known or famous such as "He is such a Romeo" .

Correct Answer: B) Allusion.

17. The following is the definition of which word? A comparison using "like" or "as"

Correct Answer: B) Simile.

18. What word do we use to help us analyze poetry?

Correct Answer: B) SWIFT.

19. You're a falling star, you're the getaway car.You're the line in the sand when I go too far.

Correct Answer: B) Metaphor.

20. What can we infer about Roger's life?

Correct Answer: C) He usually has to take care of himself.