This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 295 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 295 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The flame of the candle danced in the dark A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 2. Deafening silence A) Oxymoron. B) Paradox. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 3. Explain Main Idea/Details in the structure of text. A) It is "time order". B) It is when one thing causes anotherto happen. C) It is when a problem is stated and then a solution is given. D) It is when a main point is given and then supporting details are given. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is when a main point is given and then supporting details are given. 4. Identify the paradox. A) The dress cost a million dollars. B) I'd rather be lucky than smart. C) It's twelve minutes until midnight. D) She stood in the empty room. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She stood in the empty room. 5. The stuffed bear smiled as the girl hugged him close is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Idiom. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 6. Naming is..... A) Words that sound like the word their meaning. B) Comparison of two things that are not alike. C) Conversation between two or more people. D) Using symbols to represent concepts or idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words that sound like the word their meaning. 7. Kindness poured down like honey.What literary device has been used? A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 8. Which literary device is shown here? 2 ..... nec prae me velle tenere Iovem. A) Chiasmus. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 9. Bonus:what is a metaphor? A) Giving human-like qualities to an inanimate object. B) A comparison that DOES NOT use like or as. C) A comparison that DOES use like or as. D) A word used to describe a sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comparison that DOES NOT use like or as. 10. To steal A) Bible. B) Graph/o. C) Klept/o. D) Mania. E) Phil/e. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Klept/o. 11. What is the Paragraph foreshadowing?Usually fire met civilization but as the ship approached the red glow, The Argonauts weren't so sure. They heard deep voices shouting from the shore, but the fog muffled the sound so badly it was impossible to tell whether the voices were even human. A) The Argonauts saw fire so they thought they saw humans. B) The fog muffled the voices, so they thought they just had the first close encounter with aliens in history. C) The voices were not human at all and they are in danger. D) The voices are not human and are friendly voices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The voices were not human at all and they are in danger. 12. An object, person, or place used to represents something else. A) Theme. B) Symbolism. C) Tone. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 13. "The concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves coming over the islands." A) Setting. B) Characterization. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 14. When something is described with extreme exaggeration, it is called A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 15. What literary device was used in the following example, "The last person who used the monkey's paw wished for death for their third wish." A) Simile. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Foreshadowing. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 16. Which statement is best. "What is a theme?" A) It is an idea that the author is trying to communicate to the reader. B) It is a statement about the protagonist and his or her motivation. C) It is the events that make up the story. D) It is a symbol that predominates a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is an idea that the author is trying to communicate to the reader. 17. The central message that the writer wants to convey A) Theme. B) Tone. C) Main idea. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Main idea. 18. I've told you a million times not to do that A) Litotes. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 19. ABABCDCDEFEFGG is an example of what? A) Rhyme scheme. B) Couplet. C) Quatrain. D) Enjambment. E) Internal rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme scheme. 20. Universal meaning A) Symbol. B) Theme. C) Foreshadowing. D) Protagonist. 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