This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 411 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 411 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition for Red herring? A) The purposeful over-exaggeration of a statement in order to create a more intense or over-the-top effect. B) The act of referring to something not by its actual name but by a figurative name or the name of something associated with it. C) A disconnect between what is said and what is meant, usually with the words said having a second insulting, humorous or satirical meaning. D) A clue or piece of information which is or is intended to be misleading or distracting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A clue or piece of information which is or is intended to be misleading or distracting. 2. Their headmaster was omnipresent, as he seemed to be all around the school all the time. A) Hyperbole. B) Pun. C) Euphemisms. D) Tautology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 3. It is words or lines with repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of the words. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 4. What does the word "Ethical" mean? A) A good excuse for getting out of doing something. B) The right way to finish a computer game. C) Doing something for the first time. D) Questioning of what is good and bad OR right and wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Questioning of what is good and bad OR right and wrong. 5. Which kind of narrator does not know all of the information, thoughts, or emotions? A) Omniscient narrator. B) Third person narrator. C) Limited narrator. D) Ironic narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limited narrator. 6. What's the definition of alliteration? A) The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. B) The repetition of vowel sounds. C) A play on words; sometimes on different meanings of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. 7. The main character in a text is called the: A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Narrator. D) Author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. 8. Which definition is correct for the following term:Verbal Irony A) When the audience knows something that the characters don't. B) When someone says something but means the opposite. C) A contrast between what we think will happen versus what actually happens. D) A comparison of two unlike things that simply states that one thing is another. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When someone says something but means the opposite. 9. What is the purpose of using hyperbole in a political cartoon, according to Shiney, Hrehaan and Ananya Bajoria? A) To make a political statement. B) To create a sense of humor. C) To emphasize a point. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Literary devices are used by authors to ..... their writing and make it more interesting for the reader. A) Worsen. B) Enrich. C) Write. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enrich. 11. "This coffee is as hot as lava" is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 12. A person, object, or event that stands for more than its literal meaning. A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbol. 13. The sensory details that provide vividness in a literary work and tend to arouse emotions or feeling in a reader which abstract language does not A) Anaphora. B) Imagery. C) Satire. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 14. A red rose, a dove, a broken mirror and the color black are all examples of: A) Imagery. B) Metaphors. C) Symbolism. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 15. Henry was a lion on the battlefield. What is this an example of? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 16. In The Hobbit, Bilbo happens upon the ring while lost on a mountain. He puts it in his pocket and soon afterward encounters Gollum.At this point, readers understand the significance of the ring and its importance to Gollum. However, Gollum does not yet realize he has lost the ring, and Bilbo doesn't yet know who the ring belongs to. What type of irony is this? A) Verbal. B) Dramatic. C) Situational. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic. 17. Language that goes beyond the literal meaning(s) of words A) Figurative language. B) Revealing language. C) Direct language. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative language. 18. I am a statement that may be true but seems to say two opposite things, such as "less speed, more haste." What am I? A) Paradox. B) Pun. C) Symbol. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 19. Which word has the positive connotation? A) Inexpensive. B) Cheap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inexpensive. 20. Which literary device creates an impression by using opposing and contradictory words? A) Cliche. B) Euphemism. C) Paradox. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. ← 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