Literary Devices Quiz 484 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which literary device is shown here?69 ..... tuque, o confisa figurae, 70 infelix Lethaea, tuae, iunctissima quondam
2. The lines "The rain was falling, / a mist about his white hair"show an example of
3. A word that sounds like the sound it represents
4. What sense is being engaged most in this example:the streets glistened like shiny ornaments after the rain
5. "She wore a navy blue poplin raincoat over gray sweatpants and whitesneakers, looking, at thirty-three, like the type of woman she'd once claimed she would never resemble"Could be an example of:
6. The author's use of descriptive language to activate the reader's five senses is the definition for .....
7. You are walking up the steps and trip. Your best friend says, "Nice Job" What type of literary device is this?
8. The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.allows the readers to see into the minds of multiple charactersall characters are described using pronouns such as they, he, she
9. Which of the following is a symbol in TEWWG?
10. Episode
11. When discussing literature, how is the word 'setting' used?
12. Narrator is a character in the story
13. The author's message or lesson describes which literary device?
14. "Less is more" is an example of ..... Opposites that are nonetheless true is the basic definition of .....
15. Swimming:fish::flying: .....
16. Brandon leaned back in his chair during the lecture. He was bored with the classes discussion of rock formations. This is an example of .....
17. My phone rings when I get a call. What is the literary device used?
18. A personal experience is called
19. A phrase combining two words with opposite ideas, joined to create an effect. Commonly an adjective proceeding a noun.
20. In Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, the Grinch steals trees, presents and food At the end of the story, he finds out that Christmas was more than those material things. The items the Grinch steals are examples of what literary device?