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Literary Devices Quiz 251 (20 MCQs)

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1. The conflict is between a character and the forces within him/herself
2. This is an object, an action, a person to present an idea, a quality or a theme indirectly to the reader which are completely different from the literal meaning of the object or action. Symbols shift their meaning depending on their context of use. The use of this device can be understood based on when, where, by who and for whom. It can appear in a text as required and need not have a recurrent appearance.
3. What am I? I am a a literary and rhetorical device that is meant to mock, often with satirical or ironic remarks. My purpose to amuse and hurt someone, or some section of society, simultaneously. I have been referred to as the lowest form of wit. I am
4. Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeic word. Ian was pleased when he heard the new pencil sharpener hum efficiently.
5. When you expect one thing, but the opposite happens
6. Repetitive consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more major words in a sentence or line
7. When the author provides a hint as to where the story is going, or hints at an upcoming event but doesn't tell the ending, this is known as:
8. Words that imitate actions or sounds
9. And round about there is a rabble Of the filthy, sturdy, unkillable infants of the very poor. They shall inherit the earth.
10. We like to eat apples
11. What is the following an example of? When life gets hard, I just remember to keep on swimming. (Think "Finding Nemo")
12. A character who acts as a contrast to another character
13. The beginning of Forged by Fire is from three year old Gerald's .....
14. When a character says something with a sarcastic tone, it is an example of ..... irony.
15. These are the opposite of the flat character. These characters have many different traits, good and bad, making them more interesting.
16. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The shapeshifter was a sly fox, making his way through town without any detection.'?
17. ..... is the series of actions and events that take place in a story.
18. Narrator is not involved in the story and reveals the thoughts/feelings of all of the characters.
19. A pencil is to paper as a keyboard is to a computer.
20. They put me in the oven to bake.Me, a deprived and miserable cake.Feeling the heat, I started to bubble.Watching the others, I knew I was in trouble.-"The Life of a Cupcake", by Shelby Greer
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