Literary Devices Quiz 332 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which literary device is shown here? 10 ..... sonitu suopte11 tintinant aures .....

Correct Answer: B) Consonance.

2. In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel

Correct Answer: B) Assonance.

3. An author's attitude toward a subject

Correct Answer: B) Tone.

4. The part of a book which lists the chapters or contents within the book.

Correct Answer: C) Table of Contents.

5. How can we define a THEME of a story?

Correct Answer: C) The central idea of the story.

6. The sound device known as alliteration involves which of the following?

Correct Answer: B) Repetition of initial consonant sounds in stressed syllables.

7. A figure of speech in which a comparison between two unlike objects is stated directly using the words "like" or "as"

Correct Answer: B) Simile.

8. The villain or negative force in a story is called a/an

Correct Answer: A) Antagonist.

9. When something happens that is the opposite of what we expect

Correct Answer: A) Situational Irony.

10. "The fly went SPLAT against the windshield of the car, " is an example of .....

Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia.

11. Choose the correct onomatopoeia. Water hitting the floor

Correct Answer: B) Splash.

12. A long speech given by an one actor.

Correct Answer: A) Monologue.

13. Location, time, place, scenery, topography, and objects are all part of the .....

Correct Answer: A) Setting.

14. Which literary device uses a passage or relationship to say something deeper than what is being said, usually about human nature or spirituality?

Correct Answer: D) Inference.

15. How much does the Fate Capsule cost at Ben Tang's store?

Correct Answer: A) $ 20.

16. Similarities and differences between two or more things

Correct Answer: B) Compare/Contrast.

17. A literary term where you use "like" or "as" to compare two different things and show a common quality between them.

Correct Answer: B) Simile.

18. "The leaves rested lazily upon the ground." This is an example of .....

Correct Answer: C) Personification.

19. The use of irony to mock or convey contempt

Correct Answer: B) Sarcasm.

20. What is the only type of INTERNAL conflict?

Correct Answer: B) Man vs. Self.