This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 379 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 379 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 2. Dickinson's line " Myself a poorer prove" is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Consonance. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 3. The feeling created in the reader as they read the story. A) Theme. B) Dynamic Character. C) Conflict. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mood. 4. " ..... the stems gleam purest white and pastel-green leaves hang airily, " A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 5. A comparison of two unlike things that DOES NOT use "like" or "as" A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 6. I love him like a fat kid loves cake. A) Anachronism. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 7. True or False:Dialect is when two characters are having a conversation and dialogue is how a character talks (like an accent). A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Resolution occurs after the ..... and establishes a new norm. A) Climax. B) Falling Action. C) Exposition. D) Essential background information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling Action. 9. The book's ending was bittersweet. A) Euphemism. B) Malapropism. C) Oxymoron. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 10. When and where a story takes place is known as the: A) Genre. B) Theme. C) Plot. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 11. When a writer gives a hint of what is to come later in the story A) Repetition. B) Allusion. C) Foreshadowing. D) Archetype. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 12. The child bounced the ball at the backyard barbeque.This is an example of ..... A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 13. What is the allusion of Peter Pan? A) Childishness. B) Foolishness. C) Happiness. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Childishness. 14. A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen A) Simile. B) Situational irony. C) Suspense. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suspense. 15. A brief retelling of the main events of the plot not using opinions or direct quotes. A) Ostracize. B) Summarize. C) Synthesize. D) Jazzercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summarize. 16. The repetition of initial (beginning) consonant sounds in a string of words A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 17. This is consideredas the author's message to the readers. A) Point of View. B) Theme. C) Character. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 18. Which device adds excitement, action, and interest by allowing the reader to hear and remember your writing? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 19. When two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect, this is called: A) Metaphor. B) Paradox. C) Enjambment. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 20. As fast as A) A child. B) A tortoise. C) A herring. D) A deer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A deer. ← 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