This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 381 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 381 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How do you determine the MOOD of a passage? A) The words the author uses. B) The figurative language used by the author. C) How you feel after reading the passage. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Give human qualities or abilities to an object or animal A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Rhyme. D) Rhyme scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 3. When parts of sentences are structured grammatically similar in sound or meaning; Ex:He came, he saw, he conquered. A) Paradox. B) Connotation. C) Parallelism. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallelism. 4. The car brakes screamed all through the journey. A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 5. "I can't wait until summer!!!" uses which tone? A) Dread. B) Sad. C) Excitement. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excitement. 6. An interesting first sentence or paragraph in a novel that entices the reader into the story A) Hook. B) Allusion. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hook. 7. A reference to a literary, mythological, or historical person, place, or thing A) Allusion. B) Idiom. C) Exposition. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 8. The point of the plot where a character faces a series of conflicts. A) Rising action. B) Falling action. C) Exposition. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising action. 9. Identify the literary device used in the following sentence:'The politician's speech was filled with powerful words.' A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 10. A comparison between two objects without using "like" or "as" ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 11. A word or phrase that has become over familiar or commonplace A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Cliche. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cliche. 12. A universal idea or message explored throughout a work of literature. A) Hyperbole. B) Conflict. C) Theme. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 13. "The avalanche devoured anything standing in its way" is an example of ..... A) Symbolism. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 14. The type of narration in the story (1st, 3rd, etc.) A) Perspective. B) Setting. C) Plot. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point of view. 15. History and science of books as physical objects A) Bibliophobia. B) Biblioklept. C) Bibliology. D) Bibliography. E) Bibliophile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bibliology. 16. Brice is a tall boy with dark brown hair and dark eyes. He loves soccer and hanging out with his friends. A) Irony. B) Mood. C) Tone. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characterization. 17. Occurs when the audience or reader is aware of something the character is not A) Author's Style. B) Dramatic Irony. C) Imagery. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic Irony. 18. A character trait is an adjective that describes ..... A) An emotion at a specific point in time. B) Personality. C) Appearance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personality. 19. It is hard not to want to donate to other countries when those commercials come on with the children with no food, no clean water, and no clothing. A) Anaphora. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) Logos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pathos. 20. The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic A) Theme. B) Symbolism. C) Subplot. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. ← 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