This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 362 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 362 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is an example of third person omniscient? A) Chris slowly walked up to Emma with his hand behind his back. "So , you want to go out with me, " he said nervously. Emma blushed. "Okay." Chris smiled. B) Chris had liked Emma since 3rd grade. Little did he know that Emma liked him too. They both admired one another from a far, and waited. One day, Chris said to Emma, "So you want to go out with me?" Emma felt her stomach sink. She couldn't believe it. Blushing, she said, "Okay." Chris smiled. C) Chris had liked Emma since the 3rd grade, but he never found the nerve to tell her. One sunny day, Chris said to Emma. "So you want to go out with me?" Emma blushed and said, "Okay." Chris Smiled. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chris had liked Emma since 3rd grade. Little did he know that Emma liked him too. They both admired one another from a far, and waited. One day, Chris said to Emma, "So you want to go out with me?" Emma felt her stomach sink. She couldn't believe it. Blushing, she said, "Okay." Chris smiled. 2. Another term for a "story" A) Argument. B) Essay. C) Narrative. D) Expository. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narrative. 3. Which of the following is an adjective? A) Thunder. B) Raining. C) Beautiful. D) Cloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beautiful. 4. Luke was the youngest elder in their church. A) Hyperbole. B) Understatement. C) Paradox. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 5. A type of metaphor in which a non-human thing is talked about as though it is a person. A) Metonymy. B) Chiasmus. C) Irony. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 6. The author or speaker's attitude about a subject is also known as ..... A) Mood. B) Atmosphere. C) POV. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 7. Use of humor to make fun of or criticize something (i.e. Animal Farm, South Park) A) Allusion. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Repeition. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Satire. 8. "My stomach had flies" (77).(1 answer) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 9. Using language to paint a picture in the readers' mind A) Imagery. B) Word choice. C) Alliteration. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 10. The use of hints or clues in a story to suggest what action is to come. A) Foreshadowing. B) Symbolism. C) Irony. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 11. It's Raining Men ..... A) Paradox. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 12. "He is not too thin." A) Hyperbole. B) Understatement. C) Paradox. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understatement. 13. "I'm so sorry, but he didn't make it." The phrase "didn't make it" is way of saying that someone has died. A) Epigraph. B) Irony. C) Unrelated. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Euphemism. 14. Every dead one has a name, only the names of the living make us falter. A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 15. What is the best definition of the word foreshadowing? A) An organizational device used in literature to present action that occurred before the current or present time of the story. B) An object or idea given human qualities or a human form. C) An organizational device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments. D) A device in literature when an object or thing represents an idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An organizational device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments. 16. The emotional associations surrounding a word, as opposed to its literal meaning or denotation. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Juxtaposition. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 17. A reference to another famous, well-known work is a(n) A) Hyperbole. B) Allusion. C) Assonance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 18. What is a play on words called? A) Pun. B) Allusion. C) Conflict. D) Verbal irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pun. 19. Literary technique in which surface appearances or intentions are radically different (usually the opposite) from the real outcome. A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Irony. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 20. An expression in which two words that are opposite of each other are joined. A) Oxymoron. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Tone. D) Imagery. 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