This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 386 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 386 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does symbolism function as? A) A stylistic device that evokes emotion, thought, and discussion. B) A literary device that evokes emotion, thought and discussion. C) A figurative language device that evokes emotion, thought, and discussion. D) A connotative device that evokes emotion, thought, and discussion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A literary device that evokes emotion, thought and discussion. 2. An extravagant statement that is an exaggeration A) Allusion. B) Personification. C) Symbol. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 3. How does the literary device from paragraph 35 contribute to the development of the text? A) It illustrates that the narrator is unsure of what is in the future. B) It illustrates how the light moved in the shadows. C) It illustrates how the narrator brushed off the pine needles. D) It illustrates how the narrator cares for his friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It illustrates how the light moved in the shadows. 4. Definition of Allusion A) An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. B) Referencing something directly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. 5. My life is a dream. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 6. The arrangement of words within a sentence A) Syntax. B) Diction. C) Foreshadowing. D) Ambiguity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syntax. 7. This part of the story introduces the main character, setting, backstory and gives the reader any other info they may need to know. A) Exposition. B) Resolution. C) Falling action. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposition. 8. Opportunity knocks.The wind whispered through the trees. Time creeps up on you. What are these examples of? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 9. In the Disney Short "Lou" when Lou comes to life, which literary device is shown? A) Personification. B) Anthropomorphism. C) Foreshadowing. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthropomorphism. 10. Explain rhyme scheme in poetry. A) Pattern of end rhymes denoted by letters. B) Explicit comparison using connecting words like, as, than, similar to. C) 14-line poem following specific rules of rhyme and meter. D) Group of lines in a poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pattern of end rhymes denoted by letters. 11. A scene that interrupts the action of a story to show an event in the past is called a ..... A) Flashback. B) Genre. C) Teleportation. D) Internal conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 12. The following is an example of which literary device:Peter Piper picked a peck pickled peppers! A) Irony. B) Idiom. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 13. What literary device is a exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally? A) Consonance. B) Assonance. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 14. This is a literary technique that defines a situation or statement which is the opposite to what was expected or when something quite contrary to expectations happens. There are three kinds of the technique-situational, verbal and dramatic. A) Pun. B) Sarcasm. C) Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 15. VOICE in fiction pertains to the format through which stories are told. It is the speaker of the story. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 16. Literary device wherein the author depicts the occurrence of specific events to the reader, which have taken place before the present time the narration is following; or events that have happened before the events that are currently unfolding in the story A) Flashback. B) Setting. C) Theme. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 17. Definition-a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as" and usually uses a form of "to be" . Example-He is the black sheep of the family. A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Onomatopoeia. E) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 18. The author tells the thoughts of all the characters. A) 1st person POV. B) 3rd person limited. C) 3rd person omniscient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd person omniscient. 19. Rick, the volunteer coordinator, smiled like the sun at me. What is the phrase in blue? A) Smilie. B) Metaphor. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smilie. 20. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'Suddenly, there was a loud thud at the door. Then, the floor creaked though no one was there.'? A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. ← 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