This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 450 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 450 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A device which shows the meaning of a greater, often abstract concept through the use of a more relatable object or idea as an example. A) Alliteration. B) Allegory. C) Simile. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allegory. 2. Why does an author write a story in first person? A) To show the reader how they feel. B) To make you wonder if it really happened. C) It is easier than writing a story in third person. D) To show how the narrator feels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To show how the narrator feels. 3. The glare of the sun was like a laser beam in his eyes.This sentence is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Imagery. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 4. What literary device is used in the phrase 'bittersweet love'?a) Ironyb) Oxymoronc) Juxtapositiond) Allusion A) Juxtaposition. B) Oxymoron. C) Hint. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 5. This occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate. A) Simile. B) Irony. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 6. "Fred ate five French fries on Friday." This is an example of a ..... A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Cliche. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 7. "Death is hunting us down. We can see his face, " A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 8. In which point of view does the narrator or speaker share the thoughts of more than one character? A) Objective Third-Person. B) Limited Third-Person. C) Omniscient Third-Person. D) Subjective Third-Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omniscient Third-Person. 9. Which literary device deals with the feelings that a specific word creates? A) Diction. B) Connotation. C) Personification. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 10. The repetition of words at the beginning of a clause A) Shape. B) Anaphora. C) Epistrophe. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphora. 11. In the summer, Jenna went to the town pool with her brother every day.This is an example of which plot event? A) The conflict of the story. B) The rising action. C) The exposition. D) The resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The exposition. 12. What are context clues? A) They are hints that can be found in a sentence. B) All of the above. C) They help explain the meaning of a word or phrase. D) They help provide a context of meaning and clarity to an intended message. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of the above. 13. Which is an example of Limited Third Narration? A) I wanted to color on the walls so I peered around to see if mom was looking. B) He was struck with fear seeing sparks fly out of the cats eyes at him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was struck with fear seeing sparks fly out of the cats eyes at him. 14. I was so tired after school, I slept for a mouth! A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 15. How do you identify the theme in literature? A) Identify the main characters. B) Identify the story's plot and primary conflict. C) Identify the literary devices. D) Identify the protagonist of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identify the story's plot and primary conflict. 16. What is the purpose of a motif in literature? A) To engage one or more of the senses through writing or language. B) To create theme in literature. C) To describe something by comparing it to something else. D) To highlight the traits of a character by contrasting them with another character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To create theme in literature. 17. Which term refers to a short and interesting story or amusing event used to support or demonstrate a point? A) Myth. B) Parable. C) Anecdote. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote. 18. What inference can you make about the narrator of the text? A) The narrator is a poet. B) The narrator enjoys working with animals. C) The narrator enjoyed his/her time at the shelter, and will return again. D) The narrator is a dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The narrator enjoyed his/her time at the shelter, and will return again. 19. The literary device that is an exaggeration A) Imagery. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 20. Giving human traits to non-living objects A) Analogy. B) Personification. C) Imagery. D) Flashback. 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