Literary Devices Quiz 393 (20 MCQs)

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1. Identify the literary device in the sentence 'The moonlight danced on the water.'
2. The most exciting part of the story and the turning point where it begins to lead to the end is called the:
3. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous effect.
4. An object or gesture used to represent a bigger idea or concept.
5. Opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information.
6. Examples:buzz, gunk, gushy, swish, zing, zip
7. You are a bump on a log when you watch TV all day.
8. Pain in the rain again
9. What is the tone of a text?
10. What information does the exposition of the story include?
11. "Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank." Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Louis Sachar
12. What literary device is being used in the sentence 'The barber shaves himself'?
13. You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskeyYou're as sweet as strawberry wineYou're as warm as a glass of brandy are all examples of .....
14. What is mood in fiction?
15. Autobiographies are told from
16. What is this a sample of:jumbo shrimp
17. Major or central idea of a work; conveys the values and ideas expressed in a story
18. In this story, the bus driver's name is Al. The reader knows his name, and that he drives the bus every day. Al doesn't participate in the plot other than driving the bus. Al is likely a ..... character.
19. A character whose personality changes significantly during the story.
20. The bushes bowed down and greeted us as we walked up the path during the storm.