This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 436 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 436 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that is correct. A) My dad is a great basketball coach, "said Josie.". B) "My dad is a great basketball coach, said Josie.". C) "My dad is a great basketball coach, " said Josie. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "My dad is a great basketball coach, " said Josie. 2. The line "In this land of milk and honey" uses which literary device? A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 3. ABAB word order A) Onomatopoeia. B) Chiasmus. C) Synchesis. D) Polysyndeton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synchesis. 4. The feeling or vibe created in the reader by the author's choices in what and how to write; created through diction and story elements like setting, narration, and plot A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Setting. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mood. 5. A short piece of nonfiction that expresses the writer's opinion or shares information about a subject. A) Fable. B) Fantasy. C) Reference Book. D) Essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Essay. 6. What does "Structure" NOT include? A) Stanza. B) Line. C) Form. D) Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Figurative Language. 7. Bob is such a couch potato. A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Analogy. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 8. What is the best example of foreshadowing below: A) Three witches telling Macbeth he will one day be King. B) Macduff's wife dying. C) Banquo going to sleep and having a dream. D) Banquo going to sleep and having a dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three witches telling Macbeth he will one day be King. 9. A student stays up all night studying for a test but sleeps through their alarm, missing the test A) Irony. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 10. During a class trip to a bakery, Valeria and Victor noticed a particular scent. 'The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the air', Victor commented. Which literary device is Victor using in his statement? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 11. When the opposite of what happened actually happens, like a TWIST in the story. A) Irony. B) Author's purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 12. 5th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant earthquake. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 13. "We were partners, not soul mates, two separate people who happened to be sharing a menu and a life." What type of literary device is this an example of? A) Zeugma. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zeugma. 14. "Whoosh" A) Simile. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 15. "The place was like a witch's kitchen!" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. A kind and gentle way of saying something harsh is a ..... A) Aside. B) Hyperbole. C) Epithet. D) Euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Euphemism. 17. This is a short, introductory section that provides background information for a play or novel A) Epilogue. B) Prologue. C) Soliloquy. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prologue. 18. Her hair was a mop of yarn, tangled in the back and frizzy in the front. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. E) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 19. Characterization through the character's dialogue or actions A) Direct characterization. B) Indirect characterization. C) Third person omniscient. D) Static character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct characterization. 20. They struggled over boulders, crevices and unscalable precipices. A) Emotional language. B) List of 3. C) Hyperbole. D) Epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) List of 3. ← 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