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Literary Devices Quiz 266 (20 MCQs)

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1. Select the sentence that illustrates the use of proper parallel structure.
2. Great, gregarious Gary from Gryffindor likes grapes.
3. Using language that signifies the opposite of its literal meaning
4. Soon, I was riding my bike to the animal shelter. What is the phrase in blue?
5. Comparisons between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" are called .....
6. WHich type of irony is also a type of figurative language?
7. A word or phrase that has a special meaning:It's raining cats and dog.
8. The end of the story; return to stability; the untying of a knot
9. It is a deliberate exaggeration for effect. What is it called?
10. What does Flashback mean?
11. Identify the literary device used in the sentence: "The silence was deafening, and the darkness was blinding."
12. The character may be speaking about him or herself or sharing events that he or she is experiencing.
13. Which literary device involves a contradiction between what is expected to happen and what actually happens?
14. Dorothy goes to the wizard in order to find a way home, only to learn that she is capable of doing so herself. Scarecrow wished to become intelligent, but he discovers himself a perfect genius. Woodsman considers himself as not capable of love; nevertheless he learns that he has a good heart. Lion appears as a coward, and turns out to be extremely fearless and courageous.
15. Paige felt someone shaking her shoulder. "What?!" she barked, refusing to open her eyes or move. "I know it's Spring Break, but you can't sleep the whole morning away. It's already 9 o'clock. Come out to the kitchen and eat your breakfast after you get dressed, " Mom instructed. A few minutes later, when Paige entered the kitchen, she still looked like a walking zombie. She opened the cupboard door that held the cereal, and scanned the shelf. "What happened the the Lucky Charms?" she roared. "Your brother just finished them up this morning, " Mom answered. Paige slammed the door shut. "I'm not eating then!" Which of the following best reflects the MOOD of this passage?
16. During an English class discussion, Benjamin compared the speed of a cheetah to a sports car using the phrase 'as fast as'. What figure of speech is this an example of?
17. Which literary device is shown here?636 ..... idem parentque iubentque
18. Nonlinear plots describe events out of chronological order
19. Which literary device is shown here?634 effecere levem nec iniqua mente ferendo
20. A theme that is expressed directly is a/an
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