Literary Devices Quiz 474 (20 MCQs)

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1. The way an author builds and develops characters with a text
2. I'm trying to find the remote, but it's like a needle in a haystack.
3. What literary device is being used in the phrase 'The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page'?
4. "Mrs. Gwizdala forcefully pushed the laptop out of the way to snag the popcorn bag."
5. The time and place where the story takes place.
6. An object that stands for itself but represents something else
7. Which literary device is used in this example? The red robin rose quickly into the sky.
8. Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure
9. Find the adjective in the sentence. I have a smart dog.
10. The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
11. Which of the following might describe the setting of a story?
12. When a word's vocalization imitates a natural sound, as can be heard in the words murmur, buzz, and pop, what do we call that device?
13. Characterization is the way an author reveals what a character is like and how the character changes throughout the story.
14. It comes under the sound device and the mimic sounds are used. However, it is used in the literature to add reality or fun to the writing.
15. His breath smelled like rotting logs in a swamp
16. The color yellow can symbolize .....
17. "Let it go, let it goCan't hold it back anymoreLet it go, let it goTurn away and slam the door" is an example of .....
18. What is this:It's Raining Cats and Dogs.
19. When the audience/reader knows something that a character does not.
20. The technique of giving human qualities to an object or an idea is an example of .....