This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 273 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 273 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "If I'm not home by midnight, my car might turn into a pumpkin." What literary device is used? A) Allusion. B) Paradox. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 2. In the short story:Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin, Louise Mallard is told that her husband passed away in a train accident, yet at the end of the story he arrives home unharmed and well. Which type of "irony" is present? A) Verbal. B) Dramatic. C) Situational. D) This isn't irony. E) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situational. 3. The emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story. A) Meme. B) Message. C) Mood. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 4. The banana danced in the blender while I made my morning smoothie. A) Personification. B) Imagery. C) Symbolism. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 5. Reference to another story or work A) Allusion. B) Conflict. C) Irony. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 6. A dynamic character ..... A) Stays the same throughout the story. B) Undergoes changes in the story. C) Has a lot of cool powers. D) Is generally unlikeable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Undergoes changes in the story. 7. The main idea or central meaning of a story; MUST BE A SENTENCE, NOT JUST ONE WORD A) Theme. B) Play/drama. C) Point of view. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 8. First-Person Point of View is: A) The narrator is talking to you. B) The narrator is talking about themselves and their experiences. C) The narrator is talking about the characters, but is not a character. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The narrator is talking about themselves and their experiences. 9. Figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action which is not meant to take literally. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 10. Which best describes Duncan's leadership? A) He is a terrible king. B) He is a nice guy but a bad ruler. C) He has been a very good king. His subjects love him. D) He tries hard but his subjects hate him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He has been a very good king. His subjects love him. 11. Any instance in which the narrator or a character says one thing but means something else is A) Verbal Irony. B) Situational Irony. C) Dramatic Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal Irony. 12. What does the word "Logical" mean? A) Describing an idea or thought that comes from clear reasoning. B) Correct way of getting work done. C) The wrong way to do something. D) Evenness in discipline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Describing an idea or thought that comes from clear reasoning. 13. A stage in which a person is either introduces or acknowledges either Evil, Love or Death in one's life. A) Chaos. B) Initiation. C) Resolution. D) Innocence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Initiation. 14. The following is an example of which literary device."The leaves danced down the street in the wind." A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 15. The moral or message of the story is called the ..... A) Theme. B) Tone. C) Voice. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 16. What is this an example of? Instead of saying that my dad was fired, I told my sister that he was laid off. A) Personification. B) Euphemism. C) Simile. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 17. The deserted and dark church echoed with every step she took on the cold, rock floor. This is an example of ..... ? A) Illusion. B) Allusion. C) Imagery. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 18. The shirt was so loud; it was practically shouting, "Look Here!" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Repetition. E) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 19. What is a stereotype? A) A type of stereo music player. B) Something only children believe. C) When a person is shown in a way that is not completely true, but is often believed to be true. D) Something that only applies to Canadians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When a person is shown in a way that is not completely true, but is often believed to be true. 20. Identify the type of irony in the following sentence:'The fire station burned down.' A) Verbal irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Situational irony. D) Irony of fate. 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