This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 374 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 374 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which choice is NOT an example of foreshadowing? A) A character has a dream that predicts a future event. B) A character finds a hidden weapon that is used later. C) A character's actions directly lead to a consequence. D) A character says 'I have a bad feeling about this'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A character's actions directly lead to a consequence. 2. A struggle or problem between the protagonist and another character or nature or another outside force is called ..... A) An issue. B) Internal Conflict. C) External Conflict. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) External Conflict. 3. It is the writer and style of syllables in a line. A) Stanza. B) Line. C) Meter. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meter. 4. Which of the following elements is the "why" of the story? A) Theme. B) Conflict. C) Style. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 5. A figure of speech in which something non-human is given human feelings, emotions, or characteristics A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 6. What is fantasy? A) A story about a person's life written by someone else. B) A story including elements that are impossible (magical powers, talking animals). C) A story involving robots, machines, technology. D) A story of a real person's life written by that person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A story including elements that are impossible (magical powers, talking animals). 7. From the poem, The Seven Ages of Man, what is the world compared to? A) Old age. B) Life. C) Death. D) Stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stage. 8. A statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless true. A) Monologue. B) Paradox. C) Foil. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paradox. 9. "They've worked against everything we've worked so hard to build, and they don't care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they're the enemy, and they won't stop until we're all destroyed." A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 10. Figure of speech that puts together opposite elements; the combination of these contradicting elements serves to reveal a paradox, confuse, or give the reader a laugh. A) Symbolism. B) Oxymoron. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 11. Thing is, as ye git aulder, this character-deficiency gig becomes mair sapping. Thir wis a time ah used tae say tae aw the teachers, bosses, dole punters, poll-tax guys, magistrates, when they telt me ah was deficient:'Hi, cool it, gadge, ah'm jist me, jist intae a different sort ay gig fae youse but, ken?' Now though, ah've goat tae concede thit mibee they cats had it sussed. Ye take a healthier slapping the aulder ye git. The blows hit hame mair. It's like yon Mike Tyson boy at the boxing, ken? A) Repetition. B) Irony. C) Colloquialism. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colloquialism. 12. A literary device used by an author to hint at future events. A) Situational Irony. B) Verbal Irony. C) Foreshadowing. D) Suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 13. The storm roared as it approached the city. A) Oxymoron. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 14. If your grandma can't figure out how to work her phone that is man vs ..... A) Nature. B) Supernatural. C) Self. D) Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self. 15. You're such a Romeo is an example of ..... A) Oxymoron. B) Irony. C) Allusion. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 16. What is the term for words that imitate sounds? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 17. When I or me is used in the story A) 3rd person point of view. B) 2nd person point of view. C) 1st person point of view. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1st person point of view. 18. Where does the drama and suspense begin to build in a linear plot story? A) The resolution. B) The climax. C) The rising action. D) The falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rising action. 19. What figurative language is present in the statement below?"As they sat on the soft, sugary sand beach waiting for the sunset, the sinking sun shimmered on the water as the blue sky transformed into various shades of purple and pink." A) Metaphor. B) Imagery. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 20. First Person Point Of View is: A) The character is telling the story. B) The narrator is telling the story. C) No one is telling the story. D) Everyone is telling the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The character is telling the story. ← 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