This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 420 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 420 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon gorgeous, green seas A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Oxymoron. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 2. The lines "But, leathery hands full/ of wet brown life" show an example of A) Personification. B) Imagery. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 3. The truth was like a bad taste on his tongue. A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 4. The life of a patient of hypertension is always at steak. A) Pun. B) Paradox. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pun. 5. The dove is a ..... of peace. A) Token. B) Symbol. C) Foreshadow. D) Image. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol. 6. This is a reference to a well-known person, place, event or literary work in another literary work A) Pun. B) Malapropism. C) Allusion. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 7. Which term is often confused with allegory? A) Symbolism. B) Imagery. C) Theme. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 8. The repetition of beginning consonant sounds, as in "the ship sailed along the shore as the sea surged." A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 9. A psychological conflict within the central character A) Conflict. B) External conflict. C) Internal conflict. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internal conflict. 10. In literature, the narrator's attitude toward the topic of the text A) Mood. B) Topic. C) Opinion. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 11. Select the literary device that matches the following description:where and when the action takes place in the story. Details may be about the interior and exterior furnishings of a building, the type of government in a country. A) External development. B) Settling. C) Characterization. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 12. A set expression or a phrase that is not interpreted literally is known as A) The idiom. B) Vernacular. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The idiom. 13. A culturally-known reference from history, mythology, religion, a piece of history, etc. A) Illusion. B) Anthropomorphism. C) Conflict. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 14. The way words are put together to form sentences; sentence structure A) Syntax. B) Mood. C) Characterization. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syntax. 15. It was so cold I swear the polar bears were wearing jackets A) Consonance. B) Simile. C) Analogy. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 16. A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group A) Stereotype. B) Dialect. C) Allusion. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dialect. 17. The athlete ran as fast as a cheetah. A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 18. Makes fun of or finds fault with people or institutions but does not attempt to bring about changes A) Parody. B) Satire. C) Style. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parody. 19. Person VS Person, Person VS Nature, Person VS Society, Person VS Supernatural being and Person VS Technology are types of ..... A) Conflict. B) Character. C) Plot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 20. What type of conflict is this:Katniss Everdeen fights against the govenment of Panem A) Man vs Society. B) Man vs Nature. C) Man vs. Self. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man vs Society. ← 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