Literary Devices Quiz 201 (20 MCQs)

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1. This figure of speech that compares two things, using the words as/like.
2. Two consecutive words with opposite or very different meanings
3. A hint or clue in a story that suggests some action is to follow to create interest or suspense is called:
4. A ..... is a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative
5. "Hyperbole" is a .....
6. When the author presents an event from the past out of sequence
7. What is the infinitive in the sentence? Blanca tried to hide a new puppy from her parents. / What is the infinitive in the sentence? Blanca tried to hide a new puppy from her parents.
8. In the sentence 'The thunder roared and the rain poured.', what literary device is being used?
9. He was lying so much that his nose was beginning to grow. This reference is an example of which literary technique?
10. When an author uses descriptive language about how something feels, that is .....
11. Dictionary meaning of a word
12. "Stop acting so smart-it's not like you're Einstein or something."
13. A transition in a story to an earlier event or scene is the definition of what term?
14. Which literary device is used in this example?I know that I know nothing.
15. What is the difference between a literary element and a literary device?
16. "SLAM!"
17. Which literary device demonstrates exaggeration, overstatement
18. A phrase combining two or more contradictory terms.
19. A recurrent element in a literary work
20. The form or a format through which narrators tell their stories.