This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Define a sonnet in poetry. A) 14-line poem following specific rules of rhyme and meter. B) Group of lines in a poem. C) Author's manner of expression. D) Figure of speech where something stands for another idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 14-line poem following specific rules of rhyme and meter. 2. Which Sensory detail does this statement appeal to? The afternoon sun penetrated my upturned face ..... A) Taste. B) Feel. C) Smell. D) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feel. 3. Which of these is an example of sarcasm? A) You thought you lost your keys, but they were in the ignition the whole time. B) Your brother ate the lunch you had packed for breakfast, and you tell him it's fine. C) You forgot to answer a whole page on your test and your teacher tells you to stop being so careless. D) Your roommate drops and breaks a whole carton of eggs on the kitchen floor, and you say "Great Job!". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your roommate drops and breaks a whole carton of eggs on the kitchen floor, and you say "Great Job!". 4. Which literary device refers to a recurring theme, symbol, or idea in a literary work? A) Irony. B) Allusion. C) Motif. D) Epilogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motif. 5. This figure of speech that starts with the same alphabet/sound. A) Simile. B) Irony. C) Imagery. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 6. Which of the sentences is written correctly? A) Fred is not british. B) That food has got to be Italian. C) Bill is from mexico. D) Most mexican food is spicy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That food has got to be Italian. 7. In a heated debate, Noah told Samuel, 'Your arguments cut deeper than a knife.' What literary device is used in Noah's statement? A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 8. A ..... is a way of using words so that their meaning can be taken in different ways, which makes what is said humorous A) Metaphor. B) Pun. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pun. 9. A general atmosphere of a narrative. A) Mood. B) Rhyme. C) Setting. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 10. The main character of a story, novel, movie, or tv show; the "good guy" A) Round Character. B) Static Character. C) Antagonist. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protagonist. 11. A character that does not change throughout a story. Their use may simply be to create or relieve tension, or they were not meant to change. A major character can remain static through the whole story. A) Dynamic character. B) Static character. C) Flat character. D) Round character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Static character. 12. A recuring feature of a work that develops its theme. A) Motif. B) Climax. C) Irony. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motif. 13. A play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have two different meaning A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pun. 14. "The warm sunny weather begged me to come out and play" is a ..... A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Proverb. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 15. The use of symbols to represent concepts or big ideas. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Rhetorical questions. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolism. 16. Which literary device is shown here?27 an sit et hic, dubito:sed et hic tamen auguror esse, A) Twenty days. B) Chiasmus. C) Spondaic line. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphora. 17. Interrupts that chronological sequence, the front line action or "present" line of the story, to show readers a scene that unfolded in the past A) Theme. B) Tone. C) Flashback. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flashback. 18. Which is the most effective example of a well integrated quote? A) This is evident when Rayner says, "Other things are the stuff of therapy.". B) When listing the items he didn't like, Rayner mentions; "Other things are the stuff of therapy.". C) When introducing the foods that displease him, Rayner states, "Other things are the stuff of therapy.". D) This is evident in the line: "Other things are the stuff of therapy.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When introducing the foods that displease him, Rayner states, "Other things are the stuff of therapy.". 19. A discrepancy between appearances and reality-examples include verbal, situational, and dramatic A) Irony. B) Mood. C) Plot. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 20. In the phrase "Quoth the Raven "Nevermore." " which literary device is there? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Personification. C) Imagery. D) Assonance . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesLiterary Devices Quiz 1Literary Devices Quiz 2Literary Devices Quiz 3Literary Devices Quiz 5Literary Devices Quiz 6Literary Devices Quiz 7Literary Devices Quiz 8Literary Devices Quiz 9Literary Devices Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books