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Literary Devices Quiz 267 (20 MCQs)

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1. A character or force in conflict with the main character
2. Which of the following is used in the sentence? The slices of bread jumped out of the toaster.
3. Which of the following is an example of symbolism?
4. What is any figure of speech which depends on a non-literal meaning of some or all of the words used?
5. What is a figure of speech that repeats the same sound at the beginning of multiple words in a sentence?
6. "Continuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way"What literary device is used in this sentence?
7. Read the following sentence from "Thank You, Mr. Falker" ."But one day at recess, Eric followed her to her secret hiding place. 'Have you become a mole?' He laughed."What does the author's use of a metaphor in this sentence suggest?
8. An underlying message that a writer either directly or indirectly tells the reader. Typically gives an opinion on a topic
9. The repetition of initial (beginning) sound in a group of words
10. "What a fine mess" is an example of which literary device?
11. A character, object, or event that represents something deeper
12. A dictionary definition of a word.
13. "This is the one song everyone/ would like to learn:the song/ that is irresistible" // the song that forces men/ to leap overboard in squadrons/ even though they see the beached skulls"
14. What isn't a pun?
15. A reference or indirect mention to a piece of literature, person, place, or idea that is meant to be understood by the listener or reader. In English literature these are most commonly biblical, cultural, historical, or literal. This is a definition of which literary device?
16. An imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing issaid to be another thing
17. Choose the term that BEST matches the definition. a person, place, thing or event used to represent something else
18. "Never nibble on you nails when you are nervous" is
19. Humorous, satirical, lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek
20. Comparing two seemingly unlike things using like or as
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