Literary Devices Quiz 385 (20 MCQs)

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1. A scene in a piece of literature that interrupts the action to show an event that happened at an earlier time

Correct Answer: B) Flashback.

2. Which words are the concrete nouns? She thought that happiness was the most important thing in life.

Correct Answer: D) Thing.

3. Figurative language is language that creates a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation of the words.

Correct Answer: A) True.

4. What kind of word is the capitalized word in this example: "The vet had to put down the SAVAGE dog." ?

Correct Answer: C) Emotive Word.

5. Her smile was as sweet as sunshine on a rainy day.

Correct Answer: B) Similarly.

6. The series of events over the course of a story:

Correct Answer: B) Plot.

7. The dictionary definition of a word ..... to take words in their simplest, most basic form

Correct Answer: B) Literal Language.

8. Mrs. Waterbury is known for telling many ..... in class about what it was like in school when she was a kid.

Correct Answer: A) Anecdotes.

9. Which is an example of MAN VS. MAN?

Correct Answer: A) Margot vs. William in All Summer in a Day.

10. Rain pitter-patters, drip-drops, and rat-a-tats on the tin roof.

Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia.

11. "The city was a jungle" is an example of what? This is an example of .....

Correct Answer: C) Metaphor.

12. Lisa gets on the bus. Mrs. Cantu says hi to her. Lisa sees Jill and Ken.Who says hi to Lisa?

Correct Answer: A) Mrs. I sing.

13. Which word means to compare two different things saying the one is the other? This word also uses "is" instead of "like" or "as" .

Correct Answer: D) Metaphor.

14. I'm a world-changer, rearranger Ain't nobody fresher than my clique(Imagine Dragons)

Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole.

15. The angle of vision from which a story is told

Correct Answer: B) Point of view.

16. Which literary device uses understatement to emphasize a point?

Correct Answer: C) Litotes.

17. Is this Imagery:The wind blew silently

Correct Answer: A) Yes.

18. It is the everyday usage of a particular group of people.

Correct Answer: A) Colloquial diction or jargon.

19. The Cyclopes were "huge savage creatures, tall as trees ..... (The Cyclops' Cave, 2)

Correct Answer: C) Simile.

20. A comparison without using like or as. Ex:The classroom is a zoo.

Correct Answer: C) Metaphor.