This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 300 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 300 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is used in the sentence? The cattails waved goodbye to the dragonflies. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. E) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 2. You are a pain in the neck. A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Oxymoron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 3. True writing, based on factual information. A) Nonfiction. B) Periodical. C) Poetry. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonfiction. 4. Use of ridicule to expose vice or folly. A) Ambiguity. B) Hyperbole. C) Cliche. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Satire. 5. It's the year 3030 and society is completely dependent on computers and robots. A young boy named Domino is flying his hover board to school when all of the machines start acting up and attacking people due to a powerful computer virus. What will Domino do now that the machines that are supposed to help him have turned against him? A) Individual vs. Nature. B) Individual vs. Individual. C) Individual vs. Supernatural. D) Individual vs. Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Individual vs. Technology. 6. All of the events leading up to the climax A) Resolution. B) Plot. C) Climax. D) Rising Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rising Action. 7. The words of the poet was a breath of fresh air over the audience. Metaphor? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 8. When a writer/speaker has a message to get across to the general public. This is: A) Voice. B) Tone. C) Diction. D) Internal conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voice. 9. Kindness poured down like honey. What literary device has been used? A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 10. Imagine Arjun, Lily, and Grace are in a writing competition. They are asked to create a form of literary expression that uses rhythmic and metaphorical language to evoke emotions or images. What are they creating? A) Voice. B) Poetry. C) Word Choice. D) Topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 11. The place and context in which a story occurs A) Mood. B) Theme. C) Setting. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 12. "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis" is an example of A) Allegory. B) Biography. C) Fable. D) Autobiography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autobiography. 13. The repetition of the same vowel sound. For example:Stay away. A) Allegory. B) Assonance. C) Alliteration. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 14. Which literary device is used in this example? If it were a cold, rainy gray day, you might say, "What a beautiful day!" A) Oxymoron. B) Irony. C) Foreshadowing. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 15. An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 16. ..... is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not really applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 17. Part of the plot that wraps up the narrative, resolves its loose ends, and provides closure A) Exposition. B) Climax. C) Rising action. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resolution. 18. The definition of an analogy is: A) A description involving the comparison of two different things, using the words 'as' or 'like'. B) A comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. C) A description involving the comparison of two different things in a non-literal way. No linking words such as 'like' or 'as' are used. D) A human feeling or characteristic is applied to an object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. 19. Which is not an example of symbolism? A) A flag representing a country's ideals. B) Rain representing sadness. C) A chicken representing a. D) Red representing blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A chicken representing a. 20. No use crying over spilled milk A) Idiom. B) Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. ← 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