This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 334 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 334 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A trope that compares two distinct things by using words such as like or as to link the vehicle (image) and the tenor (subject). A) Simile. B) Hyperbaton. C) Mood. D) Periphrasis. E) Trope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 2. "I've told you a million times to write your name on the paper as soon as you get it." This is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 3. The snow was as white as a cloud. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Fluffy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 4. An object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work. It may contribute to the development of a theme and is called a A) Motif. B) Symbol. C) Allusion. D) Style. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motif. 5. It is when the writer evokes the 5 senses of the reader. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Figurative language. C) Imagery. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 6. Book A) Bible. B) Graph/o. C) Klept/o. D) Mania. E) Phil/e. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bible. 7. When the character does not change throughout the text, which word best describe that character? A) Dynamic. B) Flat. C) Round. D) Static. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Static. 8. A police officer. A) Cahoots. B) Constable. C) Mirage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Constable. 9. A story with an underlying meaning as well as a literal one. A) Play. B) Allegory. C) Novella. D) Ballad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allegory. 10. Which of the following refers to a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece? A) Bare. B) Splinter. C) Stair. D) Tacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Splinter. 11. Example:She dances like a chicken on hot coals. A) Pun. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 12. The antagonist ..... the main character. A) Helps. B) Opposes. C) Forgets. D) Plays Monopoly with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposes. 13. AppreciationThe act of discerning the quality and value of literary texts. A) Author. B) Text. C) Context. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audience. 14. The outcome of the story ..... A) Falling Action. B) Climax. C) Resolution. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resolution. 15. Last night I dreamt about chickensThey were playing on my pillowsThey were nesting in my headThey were walking in my roomThey were lying on my bedWhat does this poem use? A) Oxymoron. B) Symbol. C) Repetition. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 16. "Everyone could tell the new neighbor was a SNAKE, just by looking at him." The connotative meaning of the word SNAKE in this sentence is A) Positive. B) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 17. Which sentence uses onomatopoeia? A) The sunlight was too bright for my eyes. B) The painting's colors blended together beautifully. C) The steak sizzled on the grill. D) The rabbit's soft fur was warm to the touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The steak sizzled on the grill. 18. A name that fits the nature and character of a person and/or their occupation A) Alliteration. B) Aptronym. C) Appositive. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aptronym. 19. The giant roars his thunderous laugh and seems to shout as water splashes, gushes and suishes. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 20. What is the significance of the chapter structure? A) Highlights Harts change in age. B) Marks a stage in Hart's development to maturity. C) Is told from a different character's point of view. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marks a stage in Hart's development to maturity. ← 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