This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 220 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 220 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is MAN VS. MAN? A) The central idea of a story. What the author wants you to take away from his story. B) The main character struggles against a law or rule. C) When the protagonist must struggle against a natural force. D) When the protagonist must struggle against another character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the protagonist must struggle against another character. 2. A character who changes or grows over the course of the story is a A) Dynamic character. B) Round character. C) Static character. D) Flat character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynamic character. 3. "I was so nervous that the butterflies in my stomach were more like pigeons flying around my insides."This is an example of: A) Analogy. B) Hyperbole. C) Allusion. D) Similarly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 4. When the author hints at actions that will come in the future A) Foreshadowing. B) Projecting. C) Inferring. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 5. In this element of plot the author introduces the characters and setting ..... A) Resolution. B) Climax. C) Exposition. D) Rising Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exposition. 6. The use of FLASHBACKS in a narrative may help readers to better understand a character. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which literary device is shown here? 4 ..... rapida scribere oportet aqua. A) Simile. B) Chiasmus. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Polyptoton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chiasmus. 8. Harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule A) Irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Verbal irony. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sarcasm. 9. A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." A) Metaphor. B) Pun. C) Simile. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 10. Why doesn't Luella ask Roger about his family? A) She doesn't want to embarrass him. B) She doesn't care. C) She knows all about Roger. D) She wants to talk about herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She doesn't want to embarrass him. 11. She sells seashells by the seashore. This sentence is an example of which literary device below: A) Synonyms. B) Alliteration. C) Antonyms. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 12. A conflict between a character and an outside force, such as another character, an animal, nature, etc. would be which type of conflict? A) Internal conflict. B) External conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External conflict. 13. A character that is minor and not really changed or developed is called a ..... character A) Stock. B) Flat. C) Round. D) Dynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat. 14. Do I love you because I need you? I need you because I love you. A) Hypophora. B) Adage. C) Folding. D) Antimetabole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antimetabole. 15. If you aren't sure what an author means, you should: A) Reread the text again. B) Make connections to your life, to other texts, to the world. C) Make inferences based on clues from the text. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. The rose in Tupac's poem was a metaphor for ..... A) Going against the norm and individualism. B) Growing flowers in a weird place. C) Nothing. D) Running away from problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going against the norm and individualism. 17. Read line 21. The angels, not half so happy in heaven, What type of figurative language or stylistic element is found in this line? A) Alliteration. B) Refrain. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 18. A ..... character has multiple traits to their personality. A) Flat. B) Round. C) Static. D) Dynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Round. 19. Which of the following is the best example of paradox? A) "Her parents were so made they breathed fire.". B) "He ate two plates full of food, but still felt hungry.". C) "Oh, it's nothing. Just forget about it.". D) "Oh, you know me. I'm always busy doing nothing.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Oh, you know me. I'm always busy doing nothing.". 20. Shorter than a novel, this piece of literature can usually be read in one sitting. Because of its length, it has only a few characters and focuses on one problem or conflict. A) Prose. B) Style. C) Short Story. D) Realistic Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short Story. ← 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