This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 462 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 462 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I let out a silent scream when the teacher called on me to answer the one question. A) Oxymoron. B) Synecdoche. C) Irony. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 2. Using a snake to represent evil or a dove to represent peace are examples of ..... A) Symbolism. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 3. Represents dignity, civility, and order A) The beast. B) Face paint. C) The hunters' dance. D) The conch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The conch. 4. These are the literary devices that repeat words, phrases, clauses, or sentences except A) Rhyme. B) Rhythm. C) Anaphora. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhythm. 5. The dramatic turning point of the story A) Exposition. B) Climax. C) Resolution. D) Rising action. E) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax. 6. Comparison not using the words like or as A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 7. Which type of characterization tells the audience what the personality of the character is? A) Direct Characterization. B) Indirect Characterization. C) STEAL method. D) Acronym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Characterization. 8. "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, " is an example of A) A paradox. B) Symbolism. C) Colloquialism. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colloquialism. 9. Which literary device is shown here?667 ovaque non acri leviter versata favilla A) Enjambment. B) Alliteration. C) Litotes. D) Hyperbaton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Litotes. 10. The "force" against the main character A) Obstacle. B) Antagonist. C) Protagonist. D) Dynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 11. I admire how you keep firing on the British from a distance. VS.I'll write to Congress and tell 'em we need supplies, you rally the guys, master the element of surprise.Which element is NOT present A) Foils. B) Assonance. C) Simile. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 12. Which of the following is the best definition for the word "sprawling" ? A) Something that is neat and organized. B) Something that is small and cramped. C) Something that is spread out in an untidy way. D) Something that is moving quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something that is spread out in an untidy way. 13. He said he had a little money after winning 20 million dollars in the lottery. He said that he had a little money after winning 20 million in the lottery. A) Repetition. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Understatement. 14. Which literary device is shown here? 1 nulli se dicit mulier mea nubere malle3 dicit:sed mulier cupido quod dicit amanti A) Polyptoton. B) Litotes. C) Anaphora. D) Synchysis (interlocking word order). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 15. Nick's nephew needed some new notebooks. A) Alliteration. B) Repetition. C) Imagery. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 16. Which literary device is being used in the sentence, "The curtains were a deep red ocean" ? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 17. The wind picked up and-WHOOSH!!-away went the trampoline.This is an example of ..... A) Paradox. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Idiom. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 18. Pudding made of plump plums A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 19. Characterization can be evidenced by: A) A character's appearance. B) The things a character says. C) A character's thinking. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Definition-a saying, image, or idea which has been used so much that it sounds terribly uncreative Example- "We're not laughing at you we're laughing with you." A) Paradox. B) Cliche. C) Allusion. D) Symbol. E) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cliche. ← 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