This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 343 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 343 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Inversion A) Rearranging the grammatical elements of a sentence in order to fit a poetic meter. B) Contrary ideas expressed in a balanced sentence. C) A unit of poetic verse consisting of two successive lines. D) A play of words, often humorous, that allows for multiple meanings or applications. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rearranging the grammatical elements of a sentence in order to fit a poetic meter. 2. Janie vs. the hurricane is an example of a ..... conflict. A) Person vs. Thing. B) Thing vs. Idea. C) Person vs. Idea. D) Person vs. Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Person vs. Thing. 3. Sheba is a very sweet dog; she is like a giant stuffed animal. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 4. Which literary device uses "like" or "as" to compare two things? A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 5. "Would the New Jersey Legislature have passed that shameful repeal bill enabling girls of fourteen years to work all night, if the mothers in New Jersey were enfranchised? Until the mothers in the great industrial states are enfranchised, we shall none of us be able to free our consciences from participation in this great evil." A) Hypophora. B) Rhetorical Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypophora. 6. A simile that is several lines long, used to emphasize a point. A) Greek values. B) Epic simile. C) Epithet. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic simile. 7. You were as brave as a lion. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. The posion bottle on the shelf hints at the murder to be committed later on. A) Allusion. B) Juxtaposition. C) Flashback. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing. 9. The main problem in the story A) Climax. B) Inciting incident. C) Conflict. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict. 10. Which of the following is a good example of imagery? A) The dog in the crate was sleeping. B) The sparkling sun shone brightly through the glossy green leaves. C) He hung a wooden shelf above the front door. D) The floor must be walked on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sparkling sun shone brightly through the glossy green leaves. 11. Her smile is like sunshine A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 12. Characters who are highly involved in the plot; protagonist and antagonist fall into this category A) Main characters. B) Minor characters. C) Foils. D) Stereotypes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main characters. 13. Definition:Foreshadowing is ..... A) The main idea in a text. B) A play about ridiculous and absurd situations. C) A clue or hint at events that will occur later in the plot. D) A contradiction between what is said and what is meant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A clue or hint at events that will occur later in the plot. 14. This is the most exciting part of the story. It is the peak of tension, plot, and character in the story. A) Conclusion. B) Climax. C) Rising Action. D) Falling Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax. 15. A character in a literary work who opposes or actively goes against the main character. A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 16. Examples of transition words used in a rhetorical shift. A) His / hers. B) And / in addition. C) But / however. D) Then / after. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But / however. 17. What is the definition of malapropism? A) The definition of malapropism is the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding word. B) The definition of malapropism is the intentional use of a word in place of a similar-sounding word. C) The definition of malapropism is the mistaken use of a word in place of a completely unrelated word. D) The definition of malapropism is the correct use of a word in place of a similar-sounding word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The definition of malapropism is the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding word. 18. Hickory Dickory Dock; the mouse ran up the clock. A) Rhyme. B) Repetition. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme. 19. What sense is being engaged most in this example:cinnamon-scented candle reminded of the Big Red gum my father chewed A) Touch. B) Taste. C) Sight. D) Smell. E) Hearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smell. 20. Which is an example of FORSHADOWING? A) The end of a season finale on TV where we don't know who died and can't find out until next season. B) In Hatchet, when Brian dropped the hatchet in the lake, and we didn't know if he'd get it. C) In Hatchet, the pilot having severe chest pains and gas. D) Brian, from Hatchet, remembering what he saw his mother doing with a stranger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In Hatchet, the pilot having severe chest pains and gas. ← 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