This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 288 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 288 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) in order to help the readers feel as if they are part of the story. A) Irony. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Imagery. D) Literary devices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 2. What POV is seen in this song lyric "OH, I wanna dance with somebody/ I wanna feel the heat with somebody/ OH, I wanna dance with somebody/ with somebody who loves me" A) 1st Person POV. B) 3rd Person Limited POV. C) 3rd Person Omniscient POV. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st Person POV. 3. "I figured Dally knew more than I did, and Dally's word was law." is an example of ..... A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Foreshadowing. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 4. Incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 5. The way a reader feels when they read a story is the A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Theme. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 6. Readers expect a certain outcome only to be surprised by a turn of events. A) Dramatic Irony. B) Situational Irony. C) Verbal Irony. D) Life Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situational Irony. 7. Can you unravel the meaning of a metaphor? A) Is it a comparison between two unrelated things to paint a vivid picture or suggest a deeper meaning?. B) Or, is it a comparison between two things using "like" or "as" to highlight a resemblance?. C) Could it be the process of drawing conclusions based on evidence?. D) Or, is it a technique used by writers to weave their stories in a creative way?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is it a comparison between two unrelated things to paint a vivid picture or suggest a deeper meaning?. 8. Comparing two things. A) Analogy. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analogy. 9. You can't teach an old dog new trips A) Metaphor. B) Idiom. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 10. The crown sent the message out to the entire kingdom. A) Synecdoche. B) Metonymy. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. E) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metonymy. 11. Which of the following is a complete sentence? A) Because night fell. B) Jim ate the sandwich. C) On a tree-lined path. D) In our neck of the woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jim ate the sandwich. 12. Snap! Crackle! Pop! A) Onomatopoeia. B) Symbolism. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 13. The hero, or the central character in a story is called a/an A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Foil. D) Hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. 14. What is the definition of power? A) Hope and hopelessness. B) Guilt. C) Alienation. D) Ability to influence or control others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ability to influence or control others. 15. Which literary device allows a writer to refer to past events that happened before the current point in the narrative? A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Imagery. D) Symbolism. E) Metaphor tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 16. Which point of view do you see these signal words? he, she, they, them, characters' names A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person. D) That person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third person. 17. When a word or phrase is said three times or more. A) Alliteration. B) Mood. C) Tone. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 18. A hint or suggestion of a coming event A) Foreshadowing. B) Play/drama. C) Plot. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 19. Referencing a historically famous person, place, or thing A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Anaphora. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 20. Charlotte, Anika, and Aiden are in a band and they love to experiment with their lyrics. What is the term for the elements they use in their writing that create aural effects, like rhyme, alliteration, or onomatopoeia? A) Sound Device. B) Stanza. C) Point of View. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sound Device. ← 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