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Literary Devices Quiz 418 (20 MCQs)

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1. Refers to the use of indicative word or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold and give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense.
2. Mr. Peter gets excited sometimes and talks a million miles an hour.
3. An example of this device is: "Just before the game, the boy bragged that 'No one can beat us!" '
4. Which of the following is the best example of irony?
5. What is the literal dictionary definition of a word called?
6. The Sun was like a large ball of butter.
7. ..... a short summary of a humorous event used tomake a point
8. (a) An object, idea or animal is given human attributes. In the movie 'Cars' the vehicles are designed with human characteristics.
9. In "Checkouts" the boy and the girl like each other, but THEY don't know that! We, the reader, does know though!
10. Outcome
11. A two-word paradox sometimes called a contradiction in terms
12. ..... is an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
13. Next to Ms. Douglas, almost any student looks tall.
14. Used to reference another object outside of the work of literature. The object can be a real or fictional person, event, quote, or other work of artistic expression.
15. The bee's knees were free. What device are they using here?
16. You asked him nicely to borrow his pencil, but Pete yelled, "No! If you didn't come prepared, it's not my fault!" What character trait describes Pete?
17. Definition-An interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence.
18. A reference to anything from art, history, mythology, The Bible, Shakespeare, et cetera
19. "Good King of Cats, nothing but one of your nine lives" (Mercutio to Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet). What is "King of Cats" ?
20. Which poetic device appears in the following lines?Do you know what I love about the sea?It's like her waves are hands reaching out to you. Saying come in and play.
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