This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 422 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 422 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The type of characterization used by the author when he/she tells the reader exactly what kind of person a character is A) Characterization. B) Direct characterization. C) Indirect characterization. D) Dynamic character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct characterization. 2. When the author introduces something that was unexpected A) Foreshadow. B) Suspense. C) Surprise. D) Pacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surprise. 3. The sign in the window of the bed and breakfast seems to ..... A) Puzzle Billy. B) Disgust Billy. C) Hypnotize Billy. D) Amuse Billy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypnotize Billy. 4. When a character has a problem with deciding what to do or think it is what type of conflict? A) Man vs Man. B) Man vs Society. C) Man vs Nature. D) Man vs Self. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Man vs Self. 5. "As she waved goodbye she couldn't help but feel like something was very, very wrong" is an example of A) Mood. B) Foreshadowing. C) Tone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 6. Type of poem that doesn't have a rhyme or meter. It reads like someone is having a conversation with you. A) Ballad. B) Free verse. C) Couplet. D) Limerick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free verse. 7. Comparison using the words like or as A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. She bit the hand that fed her A) Metonymy. B) Synecdoche. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synecdoche. 9. Asael, Scarlett, and Jaydee are reading a detective novel. They come across the term 'foreshadowing'. Can you help them understand what 'foreshadowing' in a text means? A) It hints at future events in the story. B) It describes events that have already happened. C) It introduces new characters to the story. D) It reveals the main conflict of the story at the beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It hints at future events in the story. 10. Mapping of the planets and the stars A) Astronomy. B) Astrogeology. C) Astrology. D) Astrometry. E) Astrography. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Astrography. 11. Which definition is correct for the following term:Symbol/Symbolism A) A contrast between what we think will happen versus what actually happens. B) When the author uses descriptive language to "paint a picture" in the reader's mind. C) When an author gives the reader hints or clues as to what will happen next. D) An object that represents or stands for something else. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An object that represents or stands for something else. 12. True or False? A character can't be both an antagonist AND protagonist. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Characterization can only be direct (stated outright). A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. ..... is a play on words. For example, "Pass me the shellfish, " said Tom crabbily. A) Oxymoron. B) Pun. C) Aside. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pun. 15. What figurative language is present in the statement below?"I have a million things to do this week." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 16. A literary device that uses symbols-objects, actions, people, locations, or abstract ideas-to represent something beyond the literal meaning A) Imagery. B) Personification. C) Symbolism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 17. What's the scoop on the difference between a metaphor and a simile? A) A metaphor is a literary device often used in everyday conversations to convey a deeper meaning by giving human qualities to an animal or object. B) A metaphor is a literary device often used in everyday conversations to compare two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as". C) A simile is a literary device often used in everyday conversations to compare two unlike things using the words "like" or "as". D) A simile is a literary device often used in everyday conversations to use exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A metaphor is a literary device often used in everyday conversations to compare two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as". 18. The elephant is a large, gray mountain. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 19. The mood/feeling of the literary work created for the reader by the writer. A) Atmosphere. B) Implicit. C) Connotation. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere. 20. In the sentence 'The river sang a sweet melody', what literary device is being used? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. 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