This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 456 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 456 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Symbol. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 2. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase (Civil War, for example) A) Paradox. B) Metaphor. C) Juxtaposition. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 3. The former principal of CIC was a man of the cloth A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. C) Pun. D) Metonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metonym. 4. You are a regular Einstein A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Symbol. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 5. Just do it is an example of ..... A) Cliche. B) Idiom. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cliche. 6. Macbeth demonstrates his perniciousness when he has this man's entire family killed. A) Banquo. B) Duncan. C) Macduff. D) Malcolm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Macduff. 7. Plankton often causes problems for Spongebob & Mr. Krabs. He is an example of: A) A protagonist. B) An antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An antagonist. 8. We accept $ 10 bills, $ 20 bills and any other denomination you might have. What does "denomination" mean in this context? A) Credit card. B) Loan. C) Value of money. D) Form of currency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Value of money. 9. "Try to light the fire" is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 10. Which literary device uses words such as "like" or "as" to make comparisons between two things? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Diction. D) Epiphany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 11. Which sentence correctly uses a dash? A) The cake was delicious-I couldn't stop eating it. B) The cake-was delicious, I couldn't stop eating it. C) The cake was delicious; I couldn't-stop eating it. D) The cake was delicious, and l-couldn't stop eating it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cake was delicious-I couldn't stop eating it. 12. Break a leg!, What does this idiom mean? A) Stay safe. B) Take care. C) Good luck. D) Dont hurry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good luck. 13. She would say I'm fine.She'd be lying. A) Slant rhyme. B) Allusion. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slant rhyme. 14. The sunset was the most gorgeous they'd ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold. A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 15. It is a Greek word meaning "overcasting" . The use of exaggeration to lay emphasis. A) Allusion. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 16. The reason RHHS has to make up school days is because it snowed and the students missed too many days. This is: A) Empathy. B) Apathy. C) Person vs. nature. D) Internal conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person vs. nature. 17. A figure of speech that give human qualities to nonhuman objects (Example:The wind whispered through the trees) is called A) Personification. B) Mood. C) Resolution. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 18. Mr. Brown was considered to be the meanest teacher in the building, but the author allowed us to also witness him working at his church, fixing a child's flat bike tire, and rake the leaves in his mother's yard. A) Mr. Brown is a flat character. B) Mr. Brown is a round character. C) Mr. Brown is a static character. D) Mr. Brown is a dynamic character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Brown is a round character. 19. The author purposely repeats words or phrases; the author is trying to create rhythm or suspense, or is trying to really emphasize a certain idea. A) Repetition. B) Point of view. C) Poetic justice. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 20. The associations called up by a word that goes beyond its dictionary meaning A) Connotation. B) Annotation. C) Denotation. D) Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. ← 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