This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 349 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 349 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Words that end with the same ending sound at the end of lines or stanzas. A) Sensory language. B) Rhyming words. C) Alliteration. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhyming words. 2. What literary device is illustrated below?A man who needs medical assistance is run over by the ambulance sent to help him. A) Pun. B) Irony. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 3. Which figure of speech compares two things using 'like' or 'as'? A) Comparison. B) Literal. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 4. The lesson about life or human nature that a story teaches A) Theme. B) Symbolism. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 5. Why does Bassanio seek to marry Portia in the first place? A) He loves her. B) He needs her money. C) He needs a wife. D) To resolve political strife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He needs her money. 6. "Bis conatus erat casus effingerein auro; bis patriae CECIDEREmanus. A) Will fall. B) Had fallen. C) To fall. D) Fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fell. 7. True or false:figurative language should be interpreted literally. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. He was as quiet as a mouse reading quietly in the corner of the classroom. A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 9. What does "Titanium" by David Guerra symbolize? A) Strong women. B) War. C) Inner strength. D) Self destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inner strength. 10. This is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Allusion. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 11. The snake slowly, silently, slithered towards its prey A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 12. A look at past events to reveal something about the story A) Foreshadowing. B) Flashback. C) Allusion. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flashback. 13. The villain of the story that works against the protagonist A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Tone. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonist. 14. Which of the following refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words placed close together? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 15. The "mental pictures" that the readers get when reading a literary work. Touches on the five senses. A) Metaphor. B) Symbolism. C) Imagery. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 16. In a literary work, characters often find themselves up against many other characters during the plot. This is: A) Internal conflict. B) Person vs. nature. C) Person vs. technology. D) Person vs. society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Person vs. society. 17. The chocolate cake begged to be eaten A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 18. The glow of the sun warmed her as it streamed through the dusty glass of the weathered old window pane. This is an example of: A) Idiom. B) Hyperbole. C) Imagery. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 19. When you rhyme, listen to how the word sounds, not how it's spelled A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Let's play a fun game of 'Match the Word'! Can you find the word that fits this description?It's a clever trick or tool that writers use to make their stories more interesting and creative. What is it? A) Figurative Language. B) Literary Devices. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literary Devices. ← 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