Literary Devices Quiz 313 (20 MCQs)

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1. Using language that normally means the opposite.
2. Anaphora is a literary device that involves:
3. Theme is a plot summary.
4. The dictionary definition or literal definition of a word.
5. The Eagle" by Alfred Lord TennysonHe clasps the crag with crooked hands;Close to the sun in lonely landsRing'd with the azure world he standsThe wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls. Choose the literary device that is NOT used in this poem.
6. The repetition of words at the ending of a clause.
7. Interruptions that writers do to insert past events in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative
8. Attitude of the author toward the subject, character(s), and/or the reader; conveyed through word choice
9. He is a giraffe.
10. Who is the most awesome?
11. On the hottest day of the year, you notice several people wearing boots and carrying skis.
12. Fill in the blank with the missing words:A flashback is a vivid ..... of a past event that comes suddenly into a ..... mind.
13. A brief (and sometimes indirect) reference in a text to a person, place, or thing.
14. "It's time to take out the trash" is an example of a(n)
15. A tool a writer uses to enrich the text.
16. Referencing Hercules in the story could be considered a/an .....
17. Choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
18. What is the literary device used to create a vivid picture in the reader's mind?
19. Dread or hatred of books
20. The chocolate cake was calling my name.