This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 199 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 199 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Busy as a bee A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 2. The wind howled last night. A) Assonance. B) Consonance. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 3. "call it a day" What does this mean? A) Slow down. B) Start over. C) Dont give up. D) Stop working on something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stop working on something. 4. "My dad bought a convertible, and every time we went for a ride, it rained!" A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Allusion. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 5. Sound effects A) Imagery. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 6. Two most famous epics are: A) Hamlet and MacbethShakespear's. B) Homer's Illiad and Odyssey. C) Ovid's Metamorphoses and Aeneid. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homer's Illiad and Odyssey. 7. Nomenclature iss A) A word that sounds like what it describes. B) A comparison where on thing is said to be another. C) An exaggeration. D) Giving human qualities to animals or objects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word that sounds like what it describes. 8. "He felt his smile slide away, melt, fold over and down on itself like a tallow skin, like the stuff of a fantastic candle burning too long and now collapsing and now blown out." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 9. What does the song 'Roar' by Katy Perry symbolize? A) Animal rights. B) Self empowerment. C) Environmental issues. D) Political unrest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self empowerment. 10. This point of view uses either omniscience (the narrator knows everything about the other characters) or limited omniscience (the narrator knows some things about the other characters). A) First person. B) Third person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third person. 11. The car complained as the key was turned is an example of ..... ? A) Metaphor and Alliteration. B) Metaphor and Indirect characterization. C) Hyperbole and Metaphor. D) Alliteration and Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration and Personification. 12. 2 lines A) Couplet. B) Quatrain. C) Sonnet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couplet. 13. My dog lays like a hippo after a run. What is this? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. Repetition of initial consonant sounds. Example:Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. E) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 15. Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between pacing and tension in a narrative? A) Fast-paced narratives always have high tension. B) Slow-paced narratives always have low tension. C) Pacing and tension are unrelated in a narrative. D) The pacing of a narrative can influence the level of tension experienced by the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The pacing of a narrative can influence the level of tension experienced by the reader. 16. A character, force, or situation that gets in the way of a protagonist's objectives is called ..... A) Conflict. B) Characterization. C) Climax. D) Rising action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 17. Storytelling in which the narrator has access to the thoughts, feelings, motives, and experiences of all characters. Uses pronouns he, she, they A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person limited. D) 3rd person omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3rd person omniscient. 18. What is a metaphor in literature? A) A metaphor is a type of punctuation used in literature. B) A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things. C) A metaphor is a detailed description of a character's physical appearance. D) A metaphor is a type of irony used in literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things. 19. The ..... is the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of a work. A) Denouement. B) Rising action. C) Falling action. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climax. 20. Which device emphasize a feeling or idea, creates rhythm, and/or develops a sense of urgency? A) Repetition. B) Rhythm. C) Alliteration. D) Enjambment (Run-on Lines). 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