This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 198 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 198 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Stars, hide your fires; / Let not light see my black and deep desires." This sentence is an example of ..... A) Ethos. B) Imagery. C) Parallelism. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 2. Which literary device compares two objects or concepts using the words 'like' or 'as'? A) Irony. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 3. What is the literary device where repetition occurs of initial consonant sounds in two or more nearby words? A) Alliteration. B) Juxtaposition. C) Irony. D) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 4. A brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or not), or to a work of art. A) Allusion. B) Motif. C) Mood. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 5. The moment when all struggles are over for the main character. A) Rising action. B) Climax. C) Falling action. D) Conclusion/Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conclusion/Resolution. 6. Omniscient A) All-knowing; the narrator tells the story through many perspectives. B) A storytelling narrative where the narrator uses I/We/Me; the narrator is narrating about themselves. C) A storytelling narrative where the narrator uses You; the narrator is narrating about you. D) A storytelling narrative where the narrator uses He/She/It/They; the narrator is narrating about someone else/other characters. E) Narrating in third person (about another character) but focusing on one character; third person narrating through only one character's eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All-knowing; the narrator tells the story through many perspectives. 7. The famous quote from Forrest Gump "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get" is an example of which literary device? A) Malapropism. B) Metaphor. C) Analogy. D) Elegy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Analogy. 8. A fire truck is on fire. A) Dramatic irony. B) Situational irony. C) Dramatic irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situational irony. 9. What is a euphemism for pregnant? A) Misstep. B) Expecting. C) Tired. D) Over the top. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expecting. 10. Imagine David, Abigail, and Mason are in a debate competition. David uses a technique where he compares two thing without using "like" or "as" . What is this called? A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 11. " it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair ..... " A) Irony. B) Imagery. C) Juxtaposition. D) Anachronism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juxtaposition. 12. When a character is at odds with societal norms/beliefs and realizes she/he/they must work against these norms is ..... A) Person vs Self Conflict. B) Symbolism. C) Person vs Society Conflict. D) Dramatic Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person vs Society Conflict. 13. One way you could figure out the theme is to ..... A) Skim through the story. B) Just read the beginning of the story. C) Think about what the character has learned. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Think about what the character has learned. 14. Select the example of a comma splice error. A) Jenny went to work, and then she went to the grocery store. B) Jenny went to work and then she went to the grocery store. C) Jenny went to work, she went to the grocery store. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jenny went to work, she went to the grocery store. 15. Fruit is fuel for healthy body. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 16. What literary device is this?He was as brave as a lion? A) Tone. B) Figurative Language. C) Setting. D) Details. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative Language. 17. Problem a character has with someone or something else A) External conflict. B) Internal conflict. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) External conflict. 18. Parallelism is defined as ..... A) Assigns human qualities and attributes to objects or other non-human things. B) A character speaks to him or herself, relating his or her innermost thoughts and feelings as if thinking aloud. C) Two or more elements of a sentence (or series of sentences) have the same grammatical structure. D) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two or more elements of a sentence (or series of sentences) have the same grammatical structure. 19. When an author "pauses" the story to look at an event that happened in the past A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Symbolism. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 20. The sequence of events in a story, novel, or play. A) Plot. B) Setting. C) Figurative Language. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plot. ← 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