This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 356 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 356 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Duke the dog digs deep in the dirt A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 2. The deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect is known as A) Anaphora. B) Anecdote. C) Alliteration. D) Antimetabole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. 3. What is the PROTAGONIST of a work of literature? A) The series of related events that make up a story. B) The main character in a work of literature. C) The vantage point from which a story is told. D) The character that opposes the main character in a work of literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The main character in a work of literature. 4. The type of conflict when a character struggles with another character. Antagonist vs. Protagonist. A) Man vs. self. B) Man vs. man. C) Man vs. nature. D) Man vs. society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Man vs. man. 5. What is the main literary device used in The Alchemist to convey deeper meanings and ideas? A) Symbolism. B) Irony. C) Foreshadowing. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 6. The more academic word for "main character" in a literary piece. A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Theme. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. 7. If literal language is a form of language in which the writer means exactly what they their words words denote, what type of figurative language is it A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 8. She is as brave as a lion A) Analogy. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 9. A reference to an event, place, or person. A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 10. An element, subject, idea or concept that is constantly present through the entire body of literature. A) Mood. B) Genre. C) Plot. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motif. 11. The fragrance of spring flowers made her joyful. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Foreshadowing. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 12. Which literary device is most clearly used in this excerpt from "The Prince and the She-Devils?" "But the five would not listen. They said, 'If we go with you, oh prince, we will force ourselves to keep from looking at those beautiful she-devils. We will accompany you to Takkasila." ' A) Intrinsic motivation. B) Olfactory imagery. C) Foreshadowing. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 13. Bittersweet Close distanceSerious funWorking vacation are all examples of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Oxymoron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 14. Which sentence is written in 2nd person? A) I wanted to go to the mall, but COVID stopped me. B) She went to the mall, because no one could tell her what to do. C) You wanted to tell Ms. Jessica not to go to the mall, but was afraid that she would give you a failing grade. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You wanted to tell Ms. Jessica not to go to the mall, but was afraid that she would give you a failing grade. 15. Any element, idea, concept or subject that is constantly present throughout a literary piece is a(n) A) Motif. B) Theme. C) Symbol. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motif. 16. Changes as a result of the story. A) Round character. B) Flat character. C) Static character. D) Dynamic character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dynamic character. 17. Kim had gone through her closet with her mom over the weekend. She remembered a new girl at school who always seemed to wear the same pants over and over. Kim wondered what she could do with the clothes. She handed the new girl a bag as she passed her in the hallway. A) Sacrifice is difficult sometimes. B) It's better to give than to receive. C) Friendship is the most important thing in life. D) It's important to be honest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's better to give than to receive. 18. Casually create catastrophes, casualtiesCancelling cats got their canopies collapsing A) Alliteration. B) Oxymoron. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 19. When the author gives hints about what a character is like, but it's never said clearly A) Personification. B) Direct characterization. C) Point of view. D) Indirect characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indirect characterization. 20. Which question does the Author's Purpose answer? A) Who is the writer of this?. B) Why did the writer write this?. C) When was this piece important?. D) How should you feel about this?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why did the writer write this?. ← 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