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Literary Devices Quiz 449 (20 MCQs)

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1. A character who doesn't go through a change. These characters are usually one dimensional.
2. "Stars, hide your fires; / Let not light see my black and deep desires." Macbeth says this after ..... is named Prince of Cumberland by Duncan.
3. Direct speech between character.
4. MediumThe resources used in the production of texts, including the tools and materials used (for example, digital text and the computer, writing and the pen or the typewriter).
5. The problem between two sides. (man v. man, man v. nature, man v. self) Conflict can be internal (struggle within the character) or external (character struggles against another person or outside force).
6. What is a comparison made using the words 'like' or 'as'?
7. Which literary device is the repetition of similar vowel sounds within words?
8. Now that she was a princess, Cinderella often thought back to the events that brought her to the castle. In particular, she remembered the day her father first brought the woman who would become her stepmother to their home. It was a dreary November day when Cinderella met the cold, haughty woman. "Darling, " said Father, speaking to Cinderella, "this is your new mother. I want you to love her dearly and do everything she says."
9. What is the definition for Personification?
10. Identify the literary device in the sentence 'The storm was a character in the play of the night.'
11. Identify the literary device: "The front door recognised the dog voice"
12. Over the holidays, families can show their GENEROSITY by donating food to the homeless.
13. When an author describes what a character is like through their actions, that is .....
14. A technique where words are used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are NOT LITERALLY true.
15. Which literary device is harsh or abusive language used to attack or denounce someone or something?
16. What is a vignette?
17. "A fountain of books sprang down upon Montag as he climbed up the sheer stairwell."
18. Clues and/or hints about what will happen later in story. Example:A professionally dressed woman hurriedly leaves the house, slamming the front door. She frantically searches for her keys in the bottom of a giant purse while balancing a briefcase under her other arm. She finds her keys, gets in the car and begins backing out of the driveway, and then slams on the brakes. "I feel like I'm forgetting something, " she says. She shrugs and drives away.With only this information, we can predict the outcome of this story-the woman has forgotten something important at home, and she probably won't realize it until she needs it, perhaps at a meeting. Her clothing, behavior, and dialogue are all clues that work together to predict/ give hints as to what will happen in her future.
19. A writer's (or speaker's) attitude toward a subject, character, or audience.
20. A literary device that writers utilize as a means to indicate or hint to readers something that is to follow or appear later in a story.
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