Literary Devices Quiz 339 (20 MCQs)

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1. EXAMPLE:Her hand was as cold as ice when she touched my feverish forehead, sending shivers down my spine.

Correct Answer: A) Imagery.

2. A word which describes a character's personality, or how she/he acts in the story; must be backed up with evidence from the text.

Correct Answer: B) Trait.

3. The dog smiled with/ mouth jagged gaped.

Correct Answer: C) Personification.

4. What is the series of events in a story?

Correct Answer: B) Plot.

5. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:The water angrily flowed towards the sea.

Correct Answer: D) Personification.

6. Which character in The Alchemist represents the concept of 'Maktub'?

Correct Answer: D) Santiago.

7. "A word is deadWhen it is said, Some say.I say it justBegins to liveThat day."

Correct Answer: A) End Rhyme.

8. "O Captain! My Captain!"

Correct Answer: A) Allusion.

9. The tree spread its gigantic, sun-flecked shoulders.

Correct Answer: C) Sight Imagery.

10. Which of these is NOT an example of irony?

Correct Answer: D) He was as strong as an ox.

11. Specific word choice

Correct Answer: C) Diction.

12. A reference to a well known person, myth, historical event, or biblical story

Correct Answer: C) Allusion.

13. This refers to structures used by writers in their works to convey their messages.

Correct Answer: B) Literary devices.

14. There are two different types of Maps. They are:

Correct Answer: B) Political and Physical.

15. What does setting refer to in a literary work?

Correct Answer: C) The time and place in which a story is set.

16. Supporting details should .....

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

17. The character or force in conflict with the protagonist

Correct Answer: B) Antagonist.

18. A statement that conveys the central message of a story:

Correct Answer: B) Theme.

19. The novel's fourteen-year-old narrator and protagonist, and the youngest of the greasers.

Correct Answer: A) Ponyboy.

20. In the sentence "Go mow the lawn, " the vowel sounds repeat. That's why it's an example of (a)

Correct Answer: A) A assonance.