This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 460 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 460 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He opened the cupboard and released a woody stench into the kitchen A) Gustatory (Taste) Imagery. B) Metaphor. C) Olfactory (Smell) Imagery. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Olfactory (Smell) Imagery. 2. Which one is NOT a character trait of Poppy? A) Brave. B) Intelligent. C) Arrogant. D) Kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arrogant. 3. The three-year-old peered down from the diving board and looked back at his mother behind him. His knees began to buckle as he took another step forward. "Splash!" A) It takes courage to accomplish your goals. B) You should never give up. C) It takes loyalty to reach your dreams. D) People make sacrifices for others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It takes courage to accomplish your goals. 4. You look beautiful in your shabby attire.is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Irony. C) Oxymoron. D) Contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 5. The very first part of the plot. A) Climax. B) Exposition. C) Rising Action. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exposition. 6. The perspective in a story refers to what? A) Point of view. B) Story length. C) Story objects. D) Chapters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point of view. 7. In a poetry recital, Acxel kept using the same line in his poem. This is an example of which literary device? A) Imagery. B) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 8. Fill in the blank with the missing words:In foreshadowing, the author gives clues into what might happen in the future through ..... or ..... clues. A) Subtle; direct. B) Dark; light. C) Content; scared. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subtle; direct. 9. The students were as quiet as ghosts. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Flashback. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 10. Which literary device states one thing that is another thing? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 11. I'll climb a thousand mountains, just to be close to you. A) Personification. B) Repetition. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. E) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 12. A round character will have ..... A) No flaws whatsoever. B) The perfect ending and resolution. C) Flaws and dimension. D) An oval or round shaped face. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flaws and dimension. 13. What is the foreshadow in this passage? It was only 5:00AM, so everyone else in the house was still asleep. As they crept through the kitchen to the back door, Mary sniffed the air. It had the faint scent of coffee and something sweet. She shrugged it off and followed Justin out the door, down the back steps, and out onto the boat dock. The fog had settled over the lake, making it impossible to see anything. A) That Mary and Justin were going to go back to bed. B) That they might get into an accident or get lost on the lake because the fog made it impossible to see anything. C) They were about to eat breakfast. D) That Mary and Justin were going to go for a nice boat ride across the lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That they might get into an accident or get lost on the lake because the fog made it impossible to see anything. 14. Resolution (denouement) A) The turning point of the story, has the most suspense and tension. B) Near the end of the story, after the climax and leading up to the resolution. C) The end of the story where the conflict has been resolved. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The end of the story where the conflict has been resolved. 15. "More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss." A) Logos. B) Ethos. C) Pathos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logos. 16. Words that SOUND like the actions they refer to are examples of ..... A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Literary device. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 17. A character who undergoes an important inner change such as a change in personality, or attitude A) Static. B) Flat. C) Dynamic. D) Minor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dynamic. 18. (aabb) (ccdd) (eeff) (gghh) is an example of A) Rhyme scheme. B) End rhyme. C) Quatrain. D) Stanza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme scheme. 19. What the text says + your background knowledge A) Setting. B) Theme. C) Inference. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inference. 20. "What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet, the sun!" A) Metaphor. B) Idiom. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. ← 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