Literary Devices Quiz 440 (20 MCQs)

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1. The stars are diamonds in the clear winter sky.
2. My heart is a nest that had song-birds in it.
3. A person says one thing, but means something else
4. The series of events that lead up to the ..... of the story is the .....
5. Metaphor and Simile are examples of what:
6. "Some consequence yet hanging in the stars/ Shall bitterly begin his fearful date" is an example of
7. "After years of laying in the sun, Bob's skin looked like a dried up old raisin" is an example of .....
8. An internet ad banner telling you to click it for a free iphone. Which selection best fits the authors purpose?
9. When Alex or A-Dawg at the beginning of ELEVEN said nothing big ever happens to him, then it does is an example of
10. "We could smell it a mile away" What literary device can you spot here?
11. What is a proverb?
12. The author gives a warning of a future event
13. Which literary device is used in this example? The warrior has a heart of stone.
14. Corman hit the garage door button. There was no response. This frustrated Corman, who hit the button several more times in a fit of rage. Still, there was no response. Kathy said, "Let me try, Corman." Kathy believed that Corman was a clumsy oaf and that he was hitting the button incorrectly. She tested her suspicions by hitting the button gently. The opener whirred and pulled up the garage door. Corman felt embarrassed. Kathy was happy that they would be able to leave the garage now. What is the point of view?
15. When the writer requires the reader to infer a character's personality because the writer only demonstrates the personality through his or her words and actions or through the other characters' reflections
16. A revealing scene or moment in which a character experiences a deep realization about themselves
17. Conflicts between two people, between a person and nature or a machine, or between a person and a whole society
18. Category of literature identified by form, content, and style.
19. The outcome of the conflict in a narrative
20. Her heart was a beating drum of love for her boyfriend.