This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 34 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentences is an example of a fused sentence? A) I went to the store; I needed some milk. B) Sarah likes to swim, and she also enjoys playing tennis. C) The cat sat on the mat, and the dog slept on the couch. D) I woke up early I couldn't fall back asleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I woke up early I couldn't fall back asleep. 2. Referring to something in history or the bible in a piece of literature is called A) Foreshadowing. B) Plot. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 3. Which literary device is a hint or clue about what will happen later in the story? A) Foreshadowing. B) Elegy. C) Juxtaposition. D) Invective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 4. Study of the structure and composition of heavenly bodies A) Astronomy. B) Astrogeology. C) Astrology. D) Astrometry. E) Astrography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Astrogeology. 5. When George entered, he was as fierce as a lion, what two things (or persons) are being compared in this simile? A) George and fierce. B) He and fierce. C) George and lion. D) George and fierce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George and lion. 6. What is the term for a figurative comparison between two things? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 7. What is a setting in a story? A) Lesson being taught. B) Where and when the story occurs. C) The events happening in the story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where and when the story occurs. 8. What type of conflict happens when the character(s) fight against institutions, traditions, or laws? A) Man vs. man. B) Man vs. self. C) Man vs. nature. D) Man vs. society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man vs. society. 9. He is as brave as a lion" is an example of a metaphor A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Clues and hints that build suspense and anticipatio are called ..... A) Theme. B) Antagonists. C) Foreshadowings. D) Flashbacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowings. 11. When non-living things are given living qualities. A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 12. A struggle between two opposing forces, typically a protagonist and an antagonist, is called ..... A) Connotation. B) Conflict. C) War. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 13. EXAMPLE:The color blue represents sadness or calmness. A) Symbolism. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 14. What is this an example of? My mom turned into the Hulk when I told her I skipped school. A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Allusion. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 15. The author's message to the audience A) Allusion. B) Theme. C) Symbol. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 16. Writers use this technique, of placing two opposing ideas side-by-side, to emphasize the differences between them. A) Allusion. B) Juxtaposition. C) Allegory. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juxtaposition. 17. ?-no answer A) Question-Rhetorical. B) Illustration. C) Continuity. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Question-Rhetorical. 18. An indirect comparison using like or as A) Symbolism. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 19. ..... is that you emphasise a non-human's characteristics by describing them with human attributes. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Pun. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 20. Any figurative language that draws upon our five senses. A) Imagery. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Symbolism. E) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. ← 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