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.
2. You are a pain in the neck.
3. True writing, based on factual information.
4. Use of ridicule to expose vice or folly.
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?
6. All of the events leading up to the climax
7. The words of the poet was a breath of fresh air over the audience. Metaphor?
8. When a writer/speaker has a message to get across to the general public. This is:
9. Kindness poured down like honey. What literary device has been used?
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?
11. The place and context in which a story occurs
12. "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis" is an example of
13. The repetition of the same vowel sound. For example:Stay away.
14. Which literary device is used in this example? If it were a cold, rainy gray day, you might say, "What a beautiful day!"
15. An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form
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.
17. Part of the plot that wraps up the narrative, resolves its loose ends, and provides closure
18. The definition of an analogy is:
19. Which is not an example of symbolism?
20. No use crying over spilled milk