This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 192 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 192 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Compares two, unlike things by replacing one noun with another noun. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 2. The clever use of language is called A) Personification. B) Meter. C) Tone. D) Wit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wit. 3. The daffodils "[toss] their heads in sprightly dance, " and express "glee." A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Repetition. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 4. Comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as" or "as though" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 5. The arrangements of events in a story A) Plot. B) Poetry. C) Conflict. D) 1st person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plot. 6. How can you tell the difference between Third Person Limited and Third Person Omniscient? A) There is no difference between them. B) Limited = you only know so much about the main character; Omniscient = you know everything about the main character. C) Limited = 1 person's perspective; Omniscient = everyone's perspective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limited = 1 person's perspective; Omniscient = everyone's perspective. 7. Identify the literary device: " "The cheetah licked my palm, his tongue warm and rough, like sandpaper dipped in hot water." A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Irony. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. Makes a comparison between two unlike things, implying that they are similar A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 9. On the late Boston Transcript, a feature writer, with a fondness for using three words where one would do, once referred to bananas as "elongated yellow fruit." A) Analogy. B) Unconnected. C) Connotation. D) Hyperbaton. E) Periphrasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Periphrasis. 10. The following are the three types of drama except one. A) Tragedy. B) Romance. C) Farce. D) Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Romance. 11. Definition-The use of clues to create suspense by giving the reader or audience hints of events to come. A) Conflict. B) Flashback. C) Point of view. D) Theme. E) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Foreshadowing. 12. Read the following words:intersection interstellar interject The root inter most likely means ..... A) Within. B) Toward. C) Away from. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Within. 13. "You are my everything. You understand me, Via? Tu es meu tudo, " is an example of A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 14. "Personification" is a ..... A) Literary Element. B) Literary Technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literary Technique. 15. A pause in the middle of a line, or any interruption or break. Can be indicated by a period, colon, or semicolon. A) Break. B) Cesura. C) Consonance. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cesura. 16. 'Before he could move she had put the dandelion under his chin. He drew back and she laughed. "Hold still!" [ ..... ] "What a shame, " she said. "You're not in love with anyone." (p. 19-20) A) Symbol. B) Irony. C) Metaphor. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbol. 17. Joanna did not raise her hand when the teacher asked if there were any questions. She was afraid her question would sound silly, and she could not remember if the teacher had already covered the information she didn't understand. A) Internal Conflict. B) External Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal Conflict. 18. What type of genre best describes the style of dialouge in the play? A) Multiple rapid exchanges. B) Awkward, forced conversations. C) A natural way of speaking. D) Highly refined, academic english. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A natural way of speaking. 19. A character who changes A) Dynamic. B) Static. C) Flat. D) Round. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynamic. 20. Main character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes, such as idealism, courage, and morality. A) Anti-Hero. B) Hero. C) Protagonist. D) Tragic Hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anti-Hero. ← 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