Literary Devices Quiz 309 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which definition is correct for the following term:Metaphor

Correct Answer: B) A comparison of two unlike things that simply states that one thing is another.

2. A word is used multiple times in succession.

Correct Answer: A) Healing.

3. Suspense is defined as:

Correct Answer: C) The buildup to an unknown outcome in the story.

4. Imagery:Tastes

Correct Answer: B) Gustatory.

5. Using an expert to persuade is using which technique?

Correct Answer: A) Ethos.

6. "Every day and every hour, every shell and every death ..... "

Correct Answer: C) Parallelism.

7. Definition-The writer's attitude toward the subject and/or audience.

Correct Answer: A) Tone.

8. A reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumed to be familiar

Correct Answer: A) Allusion.

9. A LITERARY DEVICE THAT REFERS TO THE CENTRAL, DEEPER MEANING OF A LITERARY WORK.

Correct Answer: D) Theme.

10. A humorous incident introduced into a serious literary work in order to relieve dramatic tension or heighten emotional impact

Correct Answer: A) Comic relief.

11. Excessive or insincere praise

Correct Answer: C) Flattery.

12. Any passage so descriptive that it paints a mental picture for the reader.

Correct Answer: A) Imagery.

13. The way characters are described or represented in a story

Correct Answer: A) Characterization.

14. Language that is visually descriptive and often evokes the senses

Correct Answer: C) Imagery/sensory details.

15. Description that creates a strong sense of familiarity through the senses is what?

Correct Answer: D) Imagery.

16. "The world is a stage"is an example of ..... ?

Correct Answer: C) Metaphor.

17. The feeling a word expresses / the emotional meaning of a word

Correct Answer: B) Connotation.

18. Which of the following is the correct definition of Connotation

Correct Answer: A) All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests.

19. Choose the term that BEST matches the definition. a type of figurative language that makes a comparison using "like" or "as"

Correct Answer: C) Simile.

20. What is the rising action in a literary plot?

Correct Answer: B) To build towards the point of greatest interest in a literary plot.