This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 40 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Very high spirits; joyous pride, exultant gladness. A) Elation. B) Barbarian. C) Roust. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elation. 2. Focusing on the lesser. A) Absolute. B) Understatement. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understatement. 3. What is true about thematic statements? A) It is the same as a subject. B) It is the idea the author wishes to convey abut a subject. C) It is the same as the moral of the story. D) There is only one theme per story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the idea the author wishes to convey abut a subject. 4. "The snow was a white blanket across the landscape" is an example of ..... A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 5. The use of clues or hints to suggest something is going to happen in the future is called ..... A) Foreshadow. B) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadow. 6. The start of the story; includes setting and main characters A) Exposition. B) Falling Action. C) Climax. D) Rising Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposition. 7. Foreshadowing is used by the author to ..... A) Build suspense. B) Jump back in time. C) End the story. D) Jump forward in time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Build suspense. 8. Which is the most effective example of a hook? A) Restaurants are one of the most common establishments around the world. B) A restaurant is a place where customers pay money for quality food. C) There is nothing better than a home cooked meal, but once in awhile, it is nice to go out and have someone else do the hard labour. D) Most people don't like going to restaurants because food there is a ripoff and it's much better to buy food at the grocery store and make it yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is nothing better than a home cooked meal, but once in awhile, it is nice to go out and have someone else do the hard labour. 9. Which is NOT an example of imagery? A) "The sweet smell of freshly baked pie filled the air". B) "The car squeaked everytime I hit a bump". C) "The tiny red ant climbed up the broken twig". D) "I never saw anything like it". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "I never saw anything like it". 10. The Blue Jay is jumping on the tree singing and dancing happily. What is the blue jay's tone while singing? A) Joyful. B) Dreamy. C) Confused. D) Sweet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joyful. 11. "The test was a nightmare" is a ..... A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 12. People in the story who carry out the action A) Plot. B) Setting. C) Rising action. D) Characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characters. 13. A story in which people, things, and actionsrepresent an idea or generalization about life;they often have a strong moral or lesson A) Analogy. B) Allusion. C) Allegory. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allegory. 14. Which one of these is an example of an allegory? A) The Lorax. B) The Watsons go to Birmingham. C) Two Kinds. D) Mom & Me & Mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Lorax. 15. "the train stamps onward, " A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Parallelism. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 16. Which are NOT one of the three types of irony? A) Dramatic (the audience knows something the character[s] doesn't). B) Verbal (sarcasm). C) Situational (the opposite of what is expected is what happens). D) Insincere (what is said is a lie). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insincere (what is said is a lie). 17. What element is NOT needed when writing your evidence? A) Quotation marks. B) Citation. C) Direct quote. D) Exclamation point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exclamation point. 18. A wise saying is also known as a A) Personification. B) Problem. C) Proverb. D) Plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proverb. 19. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'? A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 20. A fact or idea stated directly. A) Figurative Language. B) Literal Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literal Language. ← 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