This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 238 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 238 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We're busy doing nothing. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Oxymoron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 2. Imagine you are sitting by a calm lake, reading a poem where the 's' sound is repeated frequently to mimic the sound of the gentle waves. What is this technique called? A) Allusion. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 3. "Your love is a symphonyAll around meRunning through me Your love is a melodyUnderneath meRunning to me" -Switchfoot, "Your Love is a Song" A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 4. Dramatic irony is when the audience is in on a secret that the ..... A) Characters have missed. B) Author is uncertain about. C) Characters don't want them to know. D) Audience, characters, and author are uncertain about. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characters have missed. 5. The message or lesson the author is trying to convey in a literary piece. A) Climax. B) Plot. C) Conflict. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theme. 6. A teacher forgets her homework and isn't able to grade the students' papers. A) Verbal. B) Situational. C) Dramatic. D) Not Ironic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situational. 7. Identify the theme of this passage: A) Slow and steady wins the race. B) We are stronger together than we are apart. C) Don't be lazy. D) Being independent has negative consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We are stronger together than we are apart. 8. Characters in a drama that are opposite in nature that highlight each other's qualities. A) Pun. B) Oxymoron. C) Allusion. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foil. 9. Make this a simile.She sings ..... A) At lunch. B) At the crowd. C) Very well. D) Like a bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Like a bird. 10. The literary device, Symbol, means ..... A) A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. B) A comparison using 'like' or 'as'. C) The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words. D) The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. 11. The example highlighted below is an example of? The wind whipped the branches all around, As the rain fell silently to the ground. A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Rhyme (end rhyme). D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhyme (end rhyme). 12. Name, law, custom, order A) Astro. B) Geo. C) Meter. D) Bull. E) Nom. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Nom. 13. When a character tells the story from his/her point of view;uses words like I, me, we, us to refer to himself or herself A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st person. 14. We can learn a lot about a character if we pay attention to how other people feel and act in reaction to this character.This type of characterization falls under which category? A) Looks. B) Effects on Others. C) Speech. D) Actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effects on Others. 15. When something stands for or represents something beyond itself. A) Sign. B) Metaphysical. C) Symbolism. D) Aphorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 16. Trapped on a dessert island, Samantha must learn how to survive the elements until she is rescued. A) Internal Conflict. B) External Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External Conflict. 17. A dignitary would enter the room with great ..... A) Decorum. B) Minutiae. C) Rivulet. D) Penchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decorum. 18. Formation or the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Assonance. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 19. Which literary device is used to make a non-human object or idea seem human? A) Personification. B) Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 20. The mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can make a reader feel A) Theme. B) Purpose. C) Allusion. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. ← 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