This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 47 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does implicit mean in a writing context? A) Meaning that may be understood by the reader, as it is implied, though it is not directly stated in the text. B) Meaning directly stated in the text. C) Relating to imagery. D) Relating to setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meaning that may be understood by the reader, as it is implied, though it is not directly stated in the text. 2. Which literary device is used in the sentence:'Her eyes were as blue as the ocean'? A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 3. The following are examples of which literary device?"It was dark and dim in the forest.""He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee.""The fresh and juicy orange is very cold and sweet." A) Personification. B) Imagery. C) Representation. D) Descriptive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 4. The main idea/message of the story that the author wants you to consider. A) Tone. B) Atmosphere. C) Theme. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 5. We know ..... about round characters. A) Nothing. B) Alot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alot. 6. What is this an example of? "Nobody loves me, Nobody cares, Nobody picks me peaches and pears." A) Repetition. B) Imagery. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 7. Choose the term that BEST matches the definition. the repetition of a consonant sound A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Symbolism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 8. Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or non-human creatures A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 9. Realistic drama A) A division or unit of a theater work. B) An instruction in the text of a play, especially one indicating the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting. C) Presentation of drama with the aim of conveying a convincing representation of real life. In other words, an authentic representation of life that is believable and could actually happen. D) A person who writes plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Presentation of drama with the aim of conveying a convincing representation of real life. In other words, an authentic representation of life that is believable and could actually happen. 10. Definition:Hesitant to do something. A) Confounded. B) They hesitate. C) Abashed. D) Dejected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They hesitate. 11. The ..... tends to be the main character in a story and is usually the character that the audience identifies with the most; like the "hero" . A) First Person. B) Third Person. C) Protagonist. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protagonist. 12. The sound of black is"Boom! Boom! Boom!"The above is an example of what literary device? A) Metaphor. B) Rhyme. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 13. An exaggeration or overstatement (Ex. I had to wait forever). A) Foreshadowing. B) Hyperbole. C) Imagery. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 14. Sense imagery x 5 (olfactory; visual; touch; taste; auditory) A) Using a set of related item words in text. B) Playing with words so the implied meaning is different from the actual or expected meaning. C) Descriptions that appeal to the 5 senses. D) Refering to a place, person, even or literary work. It can be real or fictional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Descriptions that appeal to the 5 senses. 15. The use of words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning A) Figure of Speech. B) Analogy. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 16. What is the word that describes the turning point or the point of great suspense or action? A) Main idea. B) Rising action. C) Climax. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 17. Exaggeration used to emphasize a point, often for comedic or dramatic effect. A) Understatement. B) Hyperbole. C) Satire. D) Overstatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overstatement. 18. "The stars will cry." A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 19. Words are used in quick succession and begin with letters belonging to the same sound group. A) Allusion. B) Anagram. C) Analogy. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 20. Definition-a reference to something else. It's when a writer mentions some other work, or refers to an earlier part of the current work. Example- "A single grain of rice can tip the scale-one man may be the difference between victory and defeat. [Cut to an image of Mulan picking up a single grain of rice with her chopsticks.]" A) Atmosphere. B) Imagery. C) Allusion. D) Symbol. E) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. ← 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