Literary Devices Quiz 340 (20 MCQs)

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1. Descriptions that engage readers through the five senses:sight, sound, smell, taste, touch; also called imagery
2. An exaggerated story about something that may have been real at one time
3. Relating human feelings to something not human
4. What is the formal division of lines in a poem that is considered a unit?
5. Roger tells Luella that he wants to buy .....
6. Read the sentences. What is the difference between the words mortified and embarrassed? A. Sam was mortified when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly. B. Sam was embarrassed when he was called to come up onstage during the assembly.
7. The opposite of what you'd expect to happen
8. " ..... it takes a family; it takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes business people; it takes community leaders; it takes those who protect our health and safety. It takes all of us." This excerpt includes repetition of a group of words at the beginning of phrases. It is a technique called:
9. Writing that is true or factual
10. Language that is not to be interpreted in a literal sense.
11. Often used in warnings or promises
12. Conflict is the struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions. The types of conflict are:
13. The most exciting part of the story is called the .....
14. "May day delay" is an example of what?
15. My alarm clock yells at me in the morning
16. The phrase 'time flies' is an example of .....
17. Pepsi, it gives you wings.
18. The poetic form that mourns the dead and is sorrowful in tone is .....
19. What two other literary devices does interplay combine?
20. "To me alone there came a thought of grief"