This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 286 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 286 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Action words, like sound effects, are an example of what? A) Humour. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Comic Sans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 2. An example of this device is: "The tires screamed into the night as they ripped across the pavement." A) Imagery. B) Personification. C) Detail. D) Description. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 3. The recurrence of a word, phrase, or structure for emphasis. A) Repetition. B) Assonance. C) Rhythm. D) Style. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 4. A cartographer makes this: A) Maps. B) Scale. C) Grid. D) Key. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maps. 5. Plot:element or technique? A) Literary element. B) Literary technique. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literary element. 6. Select the supporting detail that doesn't fit. Topic Sentence:My cat is afraid of everything. A) He hides under the couch when you turn the microwave on. B) He sleeps all day long. C) He runs away when you sweep the floor. D) He jumps every time the doorbell rings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He sleeps all day long. 7. The central character who is often seen as a hero and is faced with conflict: A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Minor character. D) Character development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. 8. Which sentence is a "descriptive sentence" using the sense of hearing? (a) A) The apple tastes sweet. B) The rose smells fragrant. C) A The bell sounds loud. D) The silk feels smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A The bell sounds loud. 9. Which of the following is an example of 3rd person? A) I, me, we. B) She, he. C) You. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She, he. 10. A literary device to indicate the angle or perspective from which a story is told. A) Imagery. B) Symbolism. C) Point of View. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point of View. 11. THE USE OF SYMBOLS IN A LITERARY WORK A) Symbolism. B) Refrain. C) Impulse. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 12. What type of imagery is this?The thunder shook the house. A) Sight. B) Sound. C) Touch. D) Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Touch. 13. A device in which a writer gives an advanced hint of what is to come later in the story. Often appears at the beginning of a story and helps the reader develop expectations about the coming events in a story A) Irony. B) Foreshadowing. C) Inference. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 14. Dynamic (round) Character A) A character that undergoes an important change through the course of the story. B) A character that does not change throughout the story and is the same by the end. C) The character the stands against or struggles with the protagonist. D) The main character of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A character that undergoes an important change through the course of the story. 15. Device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 16. You are simply the sun in my sky A) Onomatopoeia. B) Metaphor, alliteration. C) Simile. D) Vivid words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor, alliteration. 17. The protagonist is stranded on an island with no other signs of life around him. He must find ways to survive the wild. Which type of conflict is shown? A) Man vs. Man. B) Man vs. Self. C) Man vs. Nature. D) Man vs. Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Man vs. Nature. 18. Which definition is correct for the following term:Resolution A) The high point in a story; the moment we've all been waiting for. B) The ending of a story, when loose ends are tied. C) A disagreement or altercation within a character's mind/conscience. D) The author's attitude toward the writing; the way feelings are expressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ending of a story, when loose ends are tied. 19. The process of building a character through actions, thoughts, speech, and appearance. A) Personification. B) Plot. C) Setting. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characterization. 20. Examples of this writerly choice are:formal, informal, slang, abstract, and concrete A) Style. B) Tone of voice. C) Imagery. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diction. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesLiterary Devices Quiz 1Literary Devices Quiz 2Literary Devices Quiz 3Literary Devices Quiz 4Literary Devices Quiz 5Literary Devices Quiz 6Literary Devices Quiz 7Literary Devices Quiz 8Literary Devices Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books