Literary Devices Quiz 413 (20 MCQs)

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1. The type of character that is there to complement major character describes .....

Correct Answer: B) Minor character.

2. Define setting.

Correct Answer: C) Time period and where the story takes place.

3. How is the problem/conflict in the storysolved?

Correct Answer: A) Resolution.

4. When a character thinks about something that has happened in the past, it is called a .....

Correct Answer: D) Flashback.

5. You are such a big baby!

Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron.

6. Which of the following answers is a correct example of Theme in "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata?

Correct Answer: A) The struggle of fitting into societal norms.

7. The fountain tossed its water up like silver marbles.

Correct Answer: A) Simile.

8. One small thing that stands for something much larger.

Correct Answer: B) Allegory.

9. A technique of writer that gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing.

10. "Don't count your chickens before they've hatched" is an example of

Correct Answer: B) Idiom.

11. The war between the thunder and lightning raged on through the night.

Correct Answer: D) Metaphor.

12. Which of these is an example of smell?

Correct Answer: C) Fresh.

13. 'Which statement is the best. "What is a 'thesis' statement?"

Correct Answer: C) A opinion or argumentative statement in which a writer states the theme of a book.

14. The revolver pointed as rigidly as if the giant were a statue.

Correct Answer: B) Simile.

15. Define:adverb

Correct Answer: D) Modify a verb.

16. The author/poet has the freedom to bend the rules of English.

Correct Answer: A) Poetic license.

17. What is definition of deepen?

Correct Answer: B) To strengthen, to cause to be more complex.

18. The chronological order of a story is paused when the character experiences a flashback, because they recall specific events from the past.

Correct Answer: A) TRUE.

19. Verbal irony occurs when:

Correct Answer: A) There is a difference between what is said and what is meant.

20. Words that create images that appeal to the senses.

Correct Answer: C) Imagery.