Literary Devices Quiz 257 (20 MCQs)

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1. The narrator stands outside the story and comments on the action in which point of view?

Correct Answer: B) Third person omniscient.

2. Which line is a Hyperbole?

Correct Answer: A) His heart went bathing in a bath of blisses and melted into a thousand kisses.

3. Compares two unlike things

Correct Answer: A) Metaphor.

4. The person or circumstance fighting against the main character is:

Correct Answer: C) Antagonist.

5. Which literary device is used in the sentence 'The leaves danced in the wind.'?

Correct Answer: C) Personification.

6. What is the figure of speech that uses metaphor or simile to produce a heightened effect?

Correct Answer: B) Metaphor.

7. The giant tree was ablaze with red, orange, and gold leaves. This is an example of .....

Correct Answer: B) Imagery.

8. What is the action verb in the sentence? My mother carried the platter.

Correct Answer: C) Carried.

9. A character might struggle with an emotional problem such as dealing with a difficult decision. This is an example of an .....

Correct Answer: B) Internal conflict.

10. A reference to a well known person, event, bible story, mythology, etc

Correct Answer: B) Allusion.

11. The books fell on the table with a loud thump.

Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia.

12. A very short story that has a moral or life lesson, usuallly has talking animals-usually has talking animals as main characters

Correct Answer: B) Fable.

13. "Society everywhere is in a conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members." The above passage is an example of

Correct Answer: A) Personification.

14. Which of the following is the definition of theme?

Correct Answer: C) The overall message of the author.

15. The definition of hyperbole is:

Correct Answer: B) An exaggeration.

16. Situation's atmosphere and character's feelings

Correct Answer: A) Mood.

17. The professor praised his pupil's flowery prose.

Correct Answer: B) Alliteration.

18. A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition:

Correct Answer: C) Motif.

19. The blue Mustang was circling the park slowly.

Correct Answer: A) Suspense.

20. The figure of speech that emphasizes something by discussing its opposite

Correct Answer: A) Paradox.