This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 469 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 469 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A word or phrase is repeated two or more times. A) Alliteration. B) Shift. C) Rhyme Scheme. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 2. Take with a grain of salt A) To hear something from the authoritative source. B) Would never like to do something. C) This is used when someone does not want to choose or make a decision. D) This means not to take what someone says too seriously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This means not to take what someone says too seriously. 3. Edgar Allan Poe wrote very descriptively and allowed the reader to use all his/her senses to picture exactly what was happening. This is an example of ..... A) Indirect Characterization. B) Symbolism. C) Imagery. D) Inferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 4. ..... is what happens in a story (or the series of events). A) Setting. B) Plot. C) Foreshadowing. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plot. 5. "The crow was laughing as a reminder of how silly I had been." A) Personification. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 6. Which is an example of second person? A) You already knew it would be a fun adventure so turn the page. B) They ran through the forest with Robin Hood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You already knew it would be a fun adventure so turn the page. 7. A figure of speech in which a person, object, or situation represents something in addition to its literal meaning A) Symbolism. B) Foreshadowing. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 8. This literary device, or technique is a part of a character. It it gives us great insight into the character and who they are as a person/being. A) Character. B) Static Character. C) Flat Character. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Characterization. 9. What is parallel structure? A) Two identical buildings. B) Two lines that never intersect. C) Repetition of the same pattern of words in a sentence or a passage. D) Two characters who are the same height. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition of the same pattern of words in a sentence or a passage. 10. Definition:This type of figurative language compares two, unlike things. A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 11. A figure of speech comparing two things NOT using "like" or "as"; Ex:it's raining cats and dogs! A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 12. Which of the following is NOT true about theme? A) Themes can be applied to situations outside of the story. B) Themes come from asking what the author is trying to teach readers. C) Themes only apply to one story. D) Themes usually don't take a stance on the conflict in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Themes only apply to one story. 13. ..... uses like or as in their literary device. A) Symbolism. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 14. Which literary device is this an example of? "Her mouth was a fountain of delight." A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 15. A person or force who opposes the main character A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Foil. D) Round character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 16. A narrator is telling the story but isn't a character in the story A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd person. 17. Mentioning the Beatles, Mustangs, and Corvairs in The Outsiders are examples of A) Puns. B) Foreshadowing. C) Allusions. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusions. 18. ..... is an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing within a text. The reference has a historical, cultural, literary or political significance so that most readers will understand the reference being made. A) Irony. B) Alliteration. C) Symbolism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 19. ..... sentences end with a period. A) Declarative. B) Exclamatory. C) Imperative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declarative. 20. The process by which a writer reveals the personality of an individual in a story or play A) Characterization. B) Conflict. C) Dialect. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characterization. ← 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