Literary Devices Quiz 421 (20 MCQs)

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1. Written for performance, consists entirely of dialogue
2. Which of the following defines connotation?
3. Using the five senses to create a vivid picture in the mind of the reader
4. All of the following are examples of hyperbole except .....
5. The omission of a word easily understood from context-often a form of "esse"
6. What is the allusion commonly used for Cinderella?
7. The way the narrator is telling the story (I, me, my, you, your, him, her, etc.)
8. A brief poetry that is often satirical
9. Jonathan was so angry that he blew his top like a volcano.This is an example of .....
10. What writing device is used when the author uses slang, or informal language?
11. The occurrence of the same letter/sound at the beginning of words.
12. It suggests actions, movements and meanings
13. TRUE OR FALSE:Setting includes sounds.
14. A figure of speech that compares two unlike things and uses the words "like" or "as" and they are commonly used in everyday communication.
15. A statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense
16. Mr. Timpelton walked through the airport in his crisp army uniform and duffel bag. After being deployed for a year in Iraq, he was anxious to see is family. He wiped his hands nervously on his pants, breathed a deep sigh, and begin to head to the airport welcoming area. Mr. Timpelton's character traits are revealed through his .....
17. In poetry, a type of rhetorical balance in which the second part is syntactically balanced against the first, but with the parts reversed
18. Sentence that expresses a direct command.
19. Represents the demon within, conscience, division among the boys, and evil
20. "The staff meeting was an explosive showdown." is an example of .....