This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 250 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 250 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Her smile is like kryptonite to him. A) Synecdoche. B) Metonymy. C) Symbolism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 2. Dangling Downwards is an example A) Alliteration. B) Lyric. C) Syllable. D) Verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 3. Figure of speech comparing two things using the words like or as A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 4. A reference to a concept, a person, or an object that has served as a prototype of its kind and is the original idea that has come to be used over and over again A) Character. B) Antagonist. C) Archetype. D) Progragonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archetype. 5. When an author describes an event that has already occurred in the past A) Flashback. B) Imagery. C) Foreshadowing. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 6. There are many fun things to do at the beach. Swimming is one thing that can be done at the beach. Snorkeling is another thing that can be enjoyed. Playing beach volleyball can be a lot of fun. It is also fun to look for shells. Some people simply like to sunbathe.What is the main idea? A) There are many fun things to do at the beach. B) It is also fun to look for shells. C) Some people simply like to sunbathe. D) Going to the beach to swim can be fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are many fun things to do at the beach. 7. This is giving non-human things human characteristics A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 8. ..... is the time, place and environment of the action of a story. A) Plot. B) Theme. C) Foreshadowing. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 9. A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant A) Situational irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Verbal irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbal irony. 10. Shine bright like a diamond, is an example of what? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 11. Identify the correct literary device/technique: "The lightning danced across the midnight sky." A) Imagery. B) Allusion. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 12. Particular word order forming a pattern of ABAB A) Synchysis. B) Chiasmus. C) Litotes. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synchysis. 13. What is the purpose of an allegory in literature? A) To confuse readers with multiple layers of meaning. B) To convey a deeper meaning or moral message through symbolism. C) To entertain readers with a complex and convoluted plot. D) To provide a straightforward and literal interpretation of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To convey a deeper meaning or moral message through symbolism. 14. "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!" This sentence is an example of A) Hyperbole. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Stanza. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 15. Character development is A) How a character changes from the beginning of a story to the end of a story as a result of the experiences they've had. B) How a character changes at the beginning of a story. C) How a character changes at the end of a story as a result of the experiences they've had. D) How a character experiences an event in a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How a character changes from the beginning of a story to the end of a story as a result of the experiences they've had. 16. Which sentence below contains a metaphor? A) The airport is a congested beehive. B) Life is like a race. C) Hitch your wagon to a star. D) Step on the gas pedal!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The airport is a congested beehive. 17. Joanna's brain is the size of a boulder. A) Hyperbole. B) Not hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 18. Type of allegory featuring animals with human traits A) Symbolism. B) Parable. C) Fable. D) Allegorical figure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fable. 19. A long narrative poem about an epic hero and the hero's journey. A) Play. B) Epic theme. C) Epic poem. D) Lyric poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epic poem. 20. Something takes place that is different or the opposite of what is expected to happen; writers do this to allow a reader to understand the difference between appearance and reality within the literary work A) Paradox. B) Juxtaposition. C) Situational irony. D) Allusion. 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