This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 330 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 330 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In Little Red Riding Hood, her mom tells her to go straight to grandma's house and don't talk to strangers. This is an example of foreshadowing. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Major character A) Characters that are vital to the development and resolution to the conflict. In other words, the plot and resolution of the conflict revolves around these characters. B) The character(s) (or situation) that represents the opposition against the protagonist. In other words, the antagonist is an obstacle that the protagonist must overcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characters that are vital to the development and resolution to the conflict. In other words, the plot and resolution of the conflict revolves around these characters. 3. She swam like a fish. A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 4. Which word means:(n.) a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles A) Astonished. B) Doctrine. C) Dilapidated. D) Distraught. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doctrine. 5. I will walk to the west wall when Walter whistles. A) Stanza. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 6. Which definition is correct for the following term:Simile A) A comparison of two unlike things that simply states that one thing is another. B) The time and place of a work. C) An object that represents or stands for something else. D) A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as". 7. What literary device is the following an example of? "Every breath you take, Every move you make, Every bond you break, Every step you takeI'll be watching you" -The Police A) Anaphora. B) Paradox. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 8. Which of the following is NOT one of the five elements of literature? A) Character. B) Summary. C) Plot. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summary. 9. Example of Hyperbole A) I've told you to clean your room a million times!. B) This is the second time i have told you to clean your room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I've told you to clean your room a million times!. 10. Is Cliffhanger a Literary device? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 11. Fill in the blank in the following sentence:Of all the countries in that area of the world, perhaps Nigeria ..... the most potential. A) Has. B) Had. C) Got. D) Gotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 12. The implied or associative meaning of a word A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Allusion. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 13. A character with one personality trait A) Round character. B) Flat character. C) Static character. D) Dynamic character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat character. 14. The problem of the story A) Inciting Incident. B) Conflict. C) Theme. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 15. Identify the correct relationship between sarcasm and verbal irony A) Verbal irony is always sarcastic, but not all sarcasm is verbal irony. B) Sarcasm is always verbal irony, but not all verbal irony is sarcasm. C) Verbal irony and sarcasm are two different things. D) Verbal irony and sarcasm are actually the same thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcasm is always verbal irony, but not all verbal irony is sarcasm. 16. If there was a loud commotion in the hallway during a quiet testing period, it would be very ..... A) Conspicuous. B) Arrogant. C) Tyrannical. D) Intricate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conspicuous. 17. An allegory has a surface story and a ..... A) Hidden story. B) Plot twist at the end. C) Flawed main character. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hidden story. 18. Lit. form that has rhythm and is both vivid and emotional A) Poetry. B) Play/drama. C) Nonfiction. D) Short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry. 19. The star was a flashlight guiding me home is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 20. A thing that stands for or represents both itself and something else. A) Stanza. B) Irony. C) Line break. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. ← 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