This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 485 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 485 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An accepted phrase or expression having a meaning different from the literal meaning A) Imagery. B) Idiom. C) Hyperbole. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 2. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes is ..... A) Personification. B) Metamorphosis. C) Simile. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 3. The perspective of narration that the author uses to tell a story and give insight on characters; example:1st person, or 3rd person. A) Personification. B) Point of View. C) Imagery. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point of View. 4. A ..... is a strategy used to help people remember something. A) Narrative & Plot. B) Tone & Mood. C) Mnemonic Device. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mnemonic Device. 5. How does plot add impact to a story? A) It gives the reader direction. B) It adds meaning to the story by adding suspense, mystery, or action. C) It allows the story to flow. D) It helps the reader understand the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It adds meaning to the story by adding suspense, mystery, or action. 6. What literary device is seen here? The world is a stage and we are all actors. A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 7. When a word line repeats over and over A) Repetitions. B) Similes. C) Metaphors. D) Symbols/symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetitions. 8. Which genre may incorporate elements such as dialogue, narration, and descriptive language to convey a story that presents events in chronological order, following a specific plot structure to tell a story? A) Informational. B) Persuasive. C) Narrative. D) Exploratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narrative. 9. It is a type of satire that is more abrasive and contemptuous. It addresses social evil through scorn, outrage, and savage ridicule. A) Juvenalian. B) I have to go. C) Horatian. D) Dalmatian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juvenalian. 10. Something that is used to represent something else is a ..... example Lion ..... courage A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Irony. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbol. 11. Descriptive words which paint a mental picture A) Synax. B) Tone. C) Symbol. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 12. James ran like a cheetah. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Irony. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. We are contacting you today because you are one of our most generous contributors. In the past, your donations have helped us find good homes for abandoned animals. Thank you for your kindness. We'd like to ask you for your help once again as we begin planning for our next adoption drive. Please consider filling out the donation form and returning it in the enclosed envelope. We could not do what we do without generosity from people like you. Which words best describe the tone of this passage? A) Polite and formal. B) Rude and sarcastic. C) Excited and energetic. D) Cruel and mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polite and formal. 14. The same word/phrase that is used more than one time is called A) Repetition. B) Call to action. C) Anecdote. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 15. Which event in The Alchemist foreshadows Santiago's encounter with the alchemist? A) Santiago's conversation with the crystal merchant. B) Santiago's encounter with the Englishman in Tangier. C) Santiago's decision to leave the seminary and become a shepherd. D) Santiago's recurring dream about finding treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Santiago's recurring dream about finding treasure at the Egyptian pyramids. 16. "It was a beautiful day in May. The fragrances of spring were in the air. The sun was setting" (40) What is the mood of this passage? What word or phrase best supports your answer? A) Energetic; "spring". B) Blissful; "beautiful day in May". C) Indifferent; "fragrances". D) Sad; "sun was setting". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blissful; "beautiful day in May". 17. Identify the literary device used in the sentence: "I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." (Mother Teresa) A) Anaphora. B) Antithesis. C) Paradox. D) Parallelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paradox. 18. Her broken sandal flopped loudly against the pavement with every step she took. A) F. Naming. B) A. Simile. C) B. Metaphor. D) C. Hyperbole. E) D. Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. Naming. 19. My doctor is afraid of blood. A) Irony. B) Oxymoron. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 20. What is stereotype? A) An idea about a person or a group that may be true for some, but it isn't true for everyone. B) The repetition of initial consonant sounds. C) A small personal story that relates to the bigger point of the text. D) Language not meant to be taken literally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An idea about a person or a group that may be true for some, but it isn't true for everyone. ← 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