Literary Devices Quiz 3 (20 MCQs)

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1. "The fireworks went Boom" is an example of .....
2. This type of conflict is a struggle between a character and an outside force.
3. Her smile is the sunrise.
4. Read the sentence and identify the literary device that is used in it. Then, choose the correct answer: "She did not realize that opportunity was knocking at her door."
5. An object in literature represents something greater (an idea or a mood).
6. The atmosphere that pervades a literary work with the intention of evoking a certain emotion or feeling from the audience.
7. A reference to something famous or well known to the audience is called
8. Loyalty, hospitality, intelligence, family, self-control, courage
9. When the story tells us the way a character is
10. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words:Sarah sighed and sank into the sand.
11. Grade 9 Rome are Romans of this generation.
12. "Peter was a very lazy student. He did very little in class and never turned in his homework. "
13. What literary device involves the use of contradictory words in a sentence?
14. Identify the literary device being used:"Lana paced up and down the hall, and every few minutes headed to the window to check for the mail carrier. When he finally showed up, she ran down the path and stretched out her hand for the mail. She took a deep breath and, hands shaking, ripped open the envelope."
15. The character is in conflict with another person in the drama is called .....
16. A person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else
17. Which of these are considered symbolism for love?
18. A word that resembles the sound it represents is a/an .....
19. A rhetorical or literary construction in which words or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or modified form (e.g., "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.")
20. Two negatives that make a vague positive (e.g., not bad)