Literary Devices Quiz 232 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which type of irony occurs when a person says one thing but means something else?
2. Consider a novel where the author uses detailed descriptions and expressive language to paint a picture in the reader's mind. This technique often engages all senses to create a vivid mental image. What is this technique called?
3. The contrast between what happens and what was expected
4. Which literary device is shown here?34 tendimus huc omnes, haec est domus ultima, vosque36 haec quoque .....
5. What is this an example of? The windows of the house blinked as the shutters were closed
6. "'Mine is a long and a sad tale! said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing. 'It is a long tail, certainly, ' said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail; 'but why do you call it sad?" '
7. Select the response that does not characterize prose.
8. Which of the following answers is a correct example of Motif in "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata?
9. Comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"; My love is like a red, red rose.
10. When an author shows things that reveal the personality of a character through speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and/or looks
11. "The whispers of the looming war were only echoes of the past." This sentence is an example of .....
12. If you had to choose a character that most closely resembles Orwell, himself, which character would it be?
13. Which Literary Device is in the following sentence:Sally likes to sell her sea shells by the Oceanside seashore on Sunday.
14. The statement, "Mary is feeling under the weather today" is a hyperbole. True or False?
15. What are the 3 Literary devices we learned in class?
16. Like a heavenly choir, the birds chirped outside my window.
17. It is a figure of speech that joins two unlike or different things directly, without using "like", "as", or "as if."
18. What literary devices makes the reader feel uncertain, anxious, or tense about upcoming events in a story?
19. Exclaiming "Oh great!" after failing an exam or a marriage counselor filing for divorce are both examples of .....
20. Which literary device is shown here?64 non aliter stupuit gemina nece coniugis Orpheus, 65 quam tria qui timidus, medio portante catenas,