This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 230 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 230 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your beauty blinds me. A) Hyperbole. B) Irony. C) Oxymoron. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 2. Author's attitude about their subject (Ex. Admiring, critical, nostalgic, sarcastic) A) Text structure. B) Mood. C) Tone. D) 3rd person point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 3. Why do authors use foreshadowing? A) To build suspense. B) Because it is fun to use. C) To build up the spooky vibes in a story. D) To build humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To build suspense. 4. "But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill." -William Sharp This metaphor is also an example of which of the following devices? A) Tone. B) Simile. C) Symbol. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 5. A figure of speech that contains contradicting words. (Ex: "Loving hate" ) A) Idiom. B) Oxymoron. C) Euphemism. D) Colloquialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 6. The signature literary device of the double negative. A) Litotes. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Litotes. 7. "A commercial truck driver cannot seem to park his Toyota Prius backwards" is an example of A) Situational Irony. B) Carelessness. C) Ignorance. D) Humor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situational Irony. 8. Figurative language that helps the reader evoke a sense of tone, mood, or ambiance is called ..... A) Irony. B) Metaphor. C) Narration. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 9. Which of the following is the best definition of alliteration? A) A sound device in which words begin with the same consonant sound. B) A common figure of speech. C) A sound device in which the sound of a word resembles the word itself. D) A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sound device in which words begin with the same consonant sound. 10. The insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a story. A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Irony. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 11. Is this an example of intrinsic or extrinsic motivation? "The King of Takkasila happened to see her as he was going to his pleasure garden. Overwhelmed by her beauty, he decided he must have her." A) Intrinsic the King is motivated by potential love. B) Extrinsic the King is motivated by the she-devil's beauty, which is material. C) Neither this quote does not demonstrate motivation at all. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extrinsic the King is motivated by the she-devil's beauty, which is material. 12. What is the highest point of tension and suspend in a story? A) Climax. B) Exposition. C) Rising action. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 13. A literary device where the reader uses background knowledge and text evidence to draw a conclusion about a story, the setting, or its characters. A) Characterization. B) Repetition. C) Alliteration. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inference. 14. The author states or describes a character's traits. A) Internal conflict. B) Direct characterization. C) Indirect characterization. D) External conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indirect characterization. 15. Bed Bath & Beyond A) Free Verse. B) Alliteration. C) Limerick. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 16. Things happen in three and can be related events, characters, or anything A) Rule of Three. B) Simile. C) Cliff Hanger. D) Comic Relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rule of Three. 17. What is a phrase with a meaning that is different than the literal meaning of the words? A) Allusion. B) Flashback. C) Idiom. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 18. Besides earning money, what does Rosa Huberman love to do? A) Laugh. B) Use profanity. C) Spit. D) Talk with neighbors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use profanity. 19. An interruption of the action in a story when a character recalls or reflects on events that happened earlier in time. A) Climax. B) Theme. C) Simile. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flashback. 20. What's the tone of the story? A) Eerie, gloomy. B) Surprising. C) Ironic. D) Funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eerie, gloomy. ← 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