This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 246 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 246 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Sammy the snake slithered" is an example of what? A) Allusion. B) Assonance. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 2. What is foreshadow? A) A writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. B) Before the character is seen you see their shadow. C) Too scary to mention. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. 3. How is a comparison made when using a metaphor? A) Using 'as' or 'like'. B) By exaggerating a point to make emphasis. C) Referring to the past tense. D) Stating that one thing is the next to show likeness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stating that one thing is the next to show likeness. 4. Which of the following is used in the sentence? The cafeteria is a jungle. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. E) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 5. Cassy happily whacked apples to Adam A) Onomatopoeia. B) Assonance. C) Consonance. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 6. Who is the most important person in the story? A) Main character. B) Time span. C) Forshadow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main character. 7. Repeats the beginning consonant sounds of words A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Rhyme. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 8. "My love for you is like a deep-red rose." This figure of speech is an example of which of the following? A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 9. Which of the following answers is a correct example of Flashback in "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata? A) Keiko's memory of her childhood when she was considered strange by others. B) Keiko's dream of becoming a convenience store manager. C) Keiko's decision to quit her job at the convenience store. D) Keiko's plan to marry Shiraha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keiko's memory of her childhood when she was considered strange by others. 10. "The principal says "work, work, work" are the keys to success" is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Analogy. C) Allusion. D) Metaphor. E) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Repetition. 11. The patient sounded like he was hacking up a lung. What is the onomatopoeia? A) Lung. B) Hacking. C) Patient. D) Sounded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hacking. 12. Definition-The struggle a character faces.External-struggle between a character and an outside force.-person vs. person-person vs. nature-person vs. societyInternal-struggle within a character's mind-self-doubt-dilemma over the best way to achieve the story goal-guilt-indecision A) Conflict. B) Flashback. C) Point of view. D) Theme. E) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 13. What is the purpose of using symbolism in a political cartoon, according to Daiwik, Priyana and Namgay? A) To make the cartoon more engaging for readers. B) To create a sense of fun. C) To add depth to the cartoon. D) To visually represent an idea or concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To visually represent an idea or concept. 14. The highest point of interest in the story A) Rising action. B) Setting. C) Exposition. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climax. 15. Identify what figurative language is used below ..... You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes-Michael Jackson, "Thriller" A) Symbol. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 16. Which is an example of a character in a setting? (a) A) A A dog in a park. B) A book on a shelf. C) A car in a garage. D) A phone on a table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A A dog in a park. 17. The order of the plot is: A) Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement. B) Denouement, Falling Action, Climax, Rising Action, Inciting Incident, Exposition. C) Exposition, Rising Action, Inciting Incident, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement. D) Exposition, Climax, Rising Action, Falling Action, Denouement, Inciting Incident. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement. 18. Do you want to lose? Which device is used here? A) Imperative sentence. B) Rhetorical question. C) Symbol. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical question. 19. The major turning point of a story (the top of the narrative arc) A) Plot. B) Setting. C) Climax. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 20. What is a speech by one character in a play, story, or poem called? A) Tone. B) Symbol. C) Dialogue. D) Monologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monologue. ← 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