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Literary Devices Quiz 390 (20 MCQs)

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1. "The sun was a hammer in late afternoon, and it looked cooler inside the bridge."
2. Wind is a cat that prowls at night.
3. It is the use of vivid words that form mental pictures and appeal to the five senses.
4. Jumbo shrimp, absolutely unsure, pretty ugly
5. Which literary device is shown here? 64 Orpheus was no more astonished at the twin slaying of the spouses 65 than the three who were timid, carrying chains in the middle, 66 saw the necks of a dog, whom fear did not leave before, 67 than nature before a stone sprung through his body, 68 who drew the crime upon himself and he wished to be seen69 to be guilty of Olenos, and you, O confidant figure, 70 unfortunate Lethaea, your breasts, once most united71, now stones, which she supports with moisture, Ide.
6. The volcano belched out lava.
7. Words or ideas that help tie words together such as first, second, moreover, furthermore, etc .....
8. Mentioning another literary work, literary character, or historical event/person
9. A distinctive atmosphere, attitude, or feeling in a work of literature
10. All of them LISE.
11. What is the purpose of foreshadowing as a literary device?
12. Irony is the figurative term for the disconnect between what appears to happen or what is apparently being said and the actual truth or reality. An example is:
13. A reference to historical or fictional characters, places, or events
14. "I" tells the story
15. What type of figurative language is used when a non-human object or thing is given human characteristics?
16. EXAMPLE:The chocolate was so rich and velvety, it melted on my tongue, leaving a bittersweet taste that lingered long after I had finished.
17. Who is this story about? Nicholas Was ..... older than sin, and his beard could grow no whiter. He wanted to die. The dwarfish natives of the Arctic caverns did not speak his language, but conversed in their own, twittering tongue, conducted incomprehensible rituals, when they were not actually working in the factories. Once every year they forced him, sobbing and protesting, into Endless Night. During the journey he would stand near every child in the world, leave one of the dwarves' invisible gifts by its bedside. The children slept, frozen into time. He envied Prometheus and Loki, Sisyphus and Judas. His punishment was harsher. Ho. Ho. Ho.
18. Who opposes the protagonist or main character?
19. Thesis
20. What modifies a noun or pronoun
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