Literary Devices Quiz 351 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. A phrase that means something completely different than the literal meaning of the words
2. The following which is not included in the comparison is?
3. "The lights of the yacht became faint and ever-vanishing fireflies."
4. "I really wanted a camouflage shirt, but I couldn't find one" is an example of a/an
5. Identify the metaphor in the following sentences:
6. Mystery:
7. "He pointed to the northeast corner, where fields and fruit trees were located ..... Never rains here. Never ..... the southeast corner, at the animal pens and barn ..... Alby pointed to the southwest corner, the forest area fronted with several sickly trees and benches."
8. The author's/speaker's perspective, argument, or position on a topic.
9. The underlying meaning or message about life of a story is called the .....
10. The minutes just ticked by.
11. I let out a silent scream as the cat walked through the door carrying a dead bird.
12. Delighted, peaceful, frustrated, and angry are all examples of words that could describe the author's ....., or attitude.
13. In "The Landlady" the conflict between the landlady and Billy is:
14. "Oxymorons are designed to have dramatic effect"
15. Bob brought the box of bricks to the basement.
16. A literary technique in which words or events convey a meaning opposite to their literal interpretation.
17. A non-literal phrase that has a meaning apart from the meanings of its individual words (i.e. having "a frog in your throat")
18. A narrator who knows everything about the characters
19. John jumped in the pool with a big SPLASH.
20. What are the three things lost in "Second childishness" ?