This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 345 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 345 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Define Analogy A) A comparison of two things that uses "like" or "as.". B) Uses exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis (These books weigh a ton!). C) A comparison between two or more things that are similar in some way, but unlike in others. D) Expression with less strength than expected. E) A comparison of two things that does not use "like" or "as.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comparison between two or more things that are similar in some way, but unlike in others. 2. What literary device is used in the phrase 'as cold as ice'?a) Metaphorb) Similec) Personificationd) Alliteration A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 3. The bomb created a tremendous boom. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Apostrophe. E) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Onomatopoeia. 4. What is the Time and Place of the Story? A) Rising Action. B) Plot. C) Conflict. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 5. It is a word or phrase in which a part of something is used to refer to the whole of it. A) Synecdoche. B) Symbol. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synecdoche. 6. Saying something is LUXURIOUS instead of EXPENSIVE is an example of using ..... A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Flashback. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 7. "Sighing like furnace" is what poetic device? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Chiasmus. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. Which literary device is shown here? 14 otio exsultas nimiumque gestis A) Anaphora. B) Multi-connectors. C) Litotes. D) Synchysis/interlocking word order. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synchysis/interlocking word order. 9. The use of smooth or flowing sounds; often used in description of love, happiness, joy, et cetera A) Euphony. B) Cacophony. C) Aural. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphony. 10. Are you hungry? Lets find a cafe to eat ....., ....., and ..... food. A) Potatoes, cauliflower, rice. B) Vegetables, fruits, ice cream. C) Chicken, beef, pork. D) Doritos, donuts, dried. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doritos, donuts, dried. 11. A hint at what will happen next, or at some point, in the story A) Preview. B) Clue. C) Presupposition. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing. 12. What is a common FIGURE OF SPEECH in English that does not literally mean what it says? A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 13. Colloquialism is..... A) Highly descriptive language. B) Using casual and informal language. C) Using symbols to represent concepts or idea. D) Recurs throughout the story and helps develop theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using casual and informal language. 14. What is the definition of Language Choices A) A story or narrative with two meanings; the obvious or literal meaning that is immediately clear, and a second, usually hidden meaning. B) This includes individual word choices based on connotations, as well as specific overall language choices used to characterise certain characters and develop a stronger sense of voice. C) The strength or force of a word, which low modality words being passive while high modality words are forceful. D) Language, words and/or expressions that have meaning beyond their literal interpretation, often used to express links between ideas, characters and concepts or subtly tie into overall themes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This includes individual word choices based on connotations, as well as specific overall language choices used to characterise certain characters and develop a stronger sense of voice. 15. Analysis is when you ..... A) Give a brief statement or account of the main points of something. B) Complete a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation. C) Look at the perspective or attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place or development. D) Have a casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation. 16. What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told? A) Point Of View. B) Symbol. C) Irony. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point Of View. 17. What is a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 18. Who is the poet of Leisure? A) W.H. Davies. B) Jeannie Kirby. C) W.H. Smith. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) W.H. Davies. 19. Imagine Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany are reading a complex legal document filled with ambiguous language. How does this ambiguous language affect their understanding of the document? A) Ambiguous language makes the document straightforward and easy for Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany to understand. B) Ambiguous language makes the document confusing and hard for Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany to understand. C) Ambiguous language allows Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany to interpret the document in multiple ways, enhancing their understanding. D) Ambiguous language has no effect on Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany's understanding of the document. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguous language allows Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany to interpret the document in multiple ways, enhancing their understanding. 20. The golden cup for the winner shone in the sun. This sentence is an example of: A) Visual imagery. B) Tactile imagery. C) Auditory imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visual 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