This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 256 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 256 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of figurative language is shown? Her long hair is an ocean of waves. A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 2. Freedom is like religion to us. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 3. A (a) is a comparison between two things using "like" or "as" to highlight a resemblance. A) A simile. B) Symbolism. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A simile. 4. A struggle between two opposing forces A) Figurative Language. B) Conflict. C) Punctuation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 5. Write, written A) Astro. B) Geo. C) Graph. D) Meter. E) Bull. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Graph. 6. Something tangible that represents a bigger idea A) Theme. B) Tone. C) Symbol. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbol. 7. The narrator only knows what he/she experiences or learns about in some way-the narrator's knowledge grows as the story unfolds; at times, the reader may know more than the narrator. A) First person. B) Third person. C) Limited narration. D) Omniscient narration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limited narration. 8. A literary device used commonly in literature, and in daily life, where logical deductions are made based on premises assumed to be true. A) Allusion. B) Foreshadowing. C) Inference. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inference. 9. Mrs. Fischer's hair is..... A) Black. B) Red. C) Blonde. D) Brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blonde. 10. Identify the literary device:"The breakfast stove gave a hiss" A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Imagery. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 11. Jeremiah squinted from the sun. He was thinking about the game. They could have won. He could have won the game for them. All he needed to do was catch the ball, but he didn't. He dropped it. His coach talked to him. "Jeremiah, we had a great season. Nobody's perfect. Look at me. Ha ha, " he said. Jeremiah smiled at the coach, but he couldn't forgive himself so easily. A) Third Person Limited. B) First Person. C) Second Person. D) Third Person omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third Person Limited. 12. A character that changes throughout the story. A) Dynamic character. B) Static character. C) Foil character. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynamic character. 13. What character trait is revealed? After pulling an all-nighter studying, Sarah moved through the dance routine sluggishly. She was off beat and missed several moves. A) Passionate. B) Nervous. C) Tired. D) Bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tired. 14. The differ the difference between mood and tone is that mood is how the story feels, and tone is the author's feelings. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Something that stands for itself but also for something beyond itself and which quickly communicates complicated ideas. A) Personification. B) Symbol. C) Foil. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol. 16. EXAMPLE:A crown is often used to represent royalty or power. In stories, when a character wears a crown, it can represent that they are a king or queen. A) Simile. B) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 17. "Alone together" is an example of ..... A) Pun. B) Oxymoron. C) Allusion. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 18. Choose the phrase that creates parallelism.Last summer I learned to play tennis, to swim, and ..... A) Riding a horse. B) To ride a hourse. C) Ride a hourse. D) Rides a horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ride a hourse. 19. During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner's baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn't say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner's face. "Did you tag the runner?" she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision. What is the theme? A) You should cheat to win. B) Always work hard. C) It pays to be honest. D) Teamwork is best. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It pays to be honest. 20. How speakers/writers communicate/tell their stories (consider diction, sentence structure, use of figurative language) A) Style. B) Theme. C) Diction. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Style. ← 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