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Literary Devices Quiz 434 (20 MCQs)

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1. A figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
2. Struggle between the character and an outside force
3. "I caught a fish bigger than a house, " is an example of which type of figurative language?
4. This literary device is used by poets, song writers and also sometimes by novelists in their dialogues to emphasize the intensity of an emotion or to call for focus on the importance, gravity or size of a matter or object. It involves an unnatural exaggeration of facts eg. We haven't eaten out in ages.
5. "The golden sun sparkled just like diamonds over the crystal clear lake as I took a slow sip of my crisp, cool lemonade."
6. The way the reader feels when reading a story.
7. Which of the following is important for setting?
8. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
9. A reference or suggestion to a historical or well known person, place or thing.
10. The use of a person, place, word, action, and object to represent some idea or concept is .....
11. Kevin didn't want to do his math homework. It was as difficult as nailing jelly to a tree.
12. Narrator is a character outside of the story but only knows the thoughts of one character
13. Which sentence contains the correct use of parenthesis?1. Green lizards (which are hard to see) sit on stones in the sunlight.2. Green lizards which are hard to see (sit on stones in the sunlight).3. (Green) lizards are hard to see when sitting on stones.
14. The distinctive way that a writer uses language including such factors as word choice, sentence length, arrangement, and complexity, and the use of figurative language and imagery
15. I was surprised his nose wasn't growing like Pinocchio's.
16. Which literary device is a comparison not using like or as?
17. This is a word's dictionary definition.
18. Is there alliteration in this poem?While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping .....
19. "That chocolate cake is calling my name" is an example of .....
20. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning; incongruity or disconnect between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result
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