This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 453 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 453 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The babbling brook was bubbling with beauty. A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Consonance. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consonance. 2. Many are called, but few are chosen. A) Contrast. B) Hyperbole. C) Antithesis. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antithesis. 3. A direct comparison of two unlike things; saying one thing IS another A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 4. The bug went in for a hug after he dug out his mug is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Assonance. C) Consonance. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 5. Snake-betrayalhome-family A) Conflict. B) Connotation. C) Consonance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 6. The character that causes the conflict in the story A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Static character. D) Dynamic character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonist. 7. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE INCLUDED, EXCEPT: "Every night when the stars come out Am I the only living soul around? Need to believe you could hold me down 'Cause I'm in need of somethin' good right now. We could be screamin' till the sun comes out. And when we wake we'd be the only sound Get on my knees and say a prayer to James Brown. That I can make your hands clap. That I can make your hands clap." A) Metaphor. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Allusion. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 8. Who is the author of "Ransom of Red Chief" and "Gift of the Magi?" A) O. Hank. B) Oh Henry. C) O. Henry. D) Henry Oh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) O. Henry. 9. What is the term for when something happens that is completely different than the expected occurrence? A) Situational Irony. B) Symbol. C) Irony. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situational Irony. 10. Analyze means to what? A) Examine. B) Study. C) Look at carefully. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. "If I were young. If I were strong. If I were loved. If I were wrong." The "ifs" are an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 12. The sky was so clear last night that we could see the stars winking at us.This is an example of ..... A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) A Metaphor. D) Enjambment (Run-on Lines). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 13. When you see "I", "me", or "my" in a text, it's probably ..... A) First Person point-of-view. B) Second Person point-of-view. C) Third Person point-of-view. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Person point-of-view. 14. Which of the following is a passive voice verb? A) It follows. B) It is meditated upon. C) They rush. D) It is moved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is moved. 15. IMAGERY is another term for Sensory Language, where the author appeals to the five senses. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 16. A literary device that writers utilize to indicate or hint to readers something that is to follow or appear later in a story. It can create suspense and dramatic tension for readers. A) Metaphors. B) Personification. C) Symbolism. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing. 17. Read the passage and determine its text structure! You may think it's bad to forget your homework, but what if you forgot who you were? Amnesia is a condition where a person loses some of their memories, like details about their personal identity, but still may remember how to do things, like play a piano. One type of Amnesia is called post-traumatic amnesia. Post-traumatic amnesia is usually due to a head injury (like a serious fall or knock on the head). The degree of memory loss may be related to the force of the injury. A simple whiplash may cause a person to forget the moments before the accident, but a more severe injury may cause a greater loss. For example, the victim may not remember who certain people are or may forget details about their own identities. A) Compare and Contrast. B) Cause and Effect. C) Sequential. D) Problem and Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cause and Effect. 18. "My alarm clock was screaming at me" is an example of ..... ? A) Clockification. B) Clarification. C) Soundification. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 19. Attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. A) Mood. B) Oxymoron. C) Symbol. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 20. An object, person, place, or action that has a meaning in itself and also stands for something else A) Fiction. B) Satire. C) Flashback. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbol. ← 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