Literary Devices Quiz 284 (20 MCQs)

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1. A hint of what is to come later in the story.
2. "She sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of which sound device?
3. Nature speaks in whispers, unless she's angry and today she was
4. A writer's vivid description that helps readers to see, hear, feel, touch, or smell what is being described
5. Which definition is correct for the following term:Foreshadowing
6. Sequence of events in a story. Ex. "First, Jack went out to sell the cow, and then he bought some magic beans. After that, Jack's mom got mad and threw the beans out the window."
7. What is the part of the story in the beginning where a lot of information is learned?
8. The use of language to compare two unlike things, without using the words "like" or "as"
9. A comparison between two unlike objects using "like" or "as"
10. Repeated same consonant sounds in a group of words
11. The pronoun "you" addresses the reader. Implies that the reader is either the protagonist or a character in the story and the events are happening to them.
12. What is apostrophe in a poem?
13. The leaves danced together in the field.
14. A struggle or problem a character must overcome
15. Which literary device is most clearly used in this line from "The Mystery of the Missing Necklace" ? "Then she sat guarding her loot, remaining silent and pretending to be as innocent as a nun!"
16. True or False:What reader feels is known as tone.
17. What is the SETTING of a work of literature?
18. "The blood red clouds were scattered across the western sky as the sun inched below the the rocky horizon." This is an example of .....
19. A play on words that exploits the multiple meanings or similar sounds of a word.
20. Imagine you're in a thrilling detective story! Olivia, Anika, and Daniel are trying to identify the unique style or tone that makes an author's writing distinctive. What do they call this?