This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 488 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 488 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Three points to support an argument A) Cliches. B) Triples. C) Opinion. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triples. 2. Two lines put together to form a stanza. Usually the last words in each line rhyme. A) Cinquain. B) Free verse. C) Couplet. D) Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couplet. 3. The dark hallway stretched forward, emitting an odor that reminded me of decaying leaves. A) Repetition. B) Imagery. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 4. How did Liesel feel about delivering the washing? A) She enjoyed the freedom from Mama. B) She was frightened by the people. C) The people angered her. D) She was afraid of getting lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She enjoyed the freedom from Mama. 5. "We have a million math problems for homework" is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Metonymy. C) Hyperbole. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 6. A character that experiences great change, like Scout or Sam I Am. A) Main character. B) Dynamic character. C) Static character. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dynamic character. 7. Assigning human qualities or attributes to objects or to non human beings A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 8. I can resist everything except temptation. A) Oxymoron. B) Irony. C) Contrast. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antithesis. 9. Is the central idea or insight revealed by a work of literature A) Setting. B) Tone. C) Satire. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theme. 10. Which definition is correct for the following term:Dramatic Irony A) When the audience knows something that the characters don't. B) When someone says something but means the opposite. C) A contrast between what we think will happen versus what actually happens. D) A comparison of two unlike things that simply states that one thing is another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the audience knows something that the characters don't. 11. The moral of the story or lesson learned. A) Conflict. B) Theme. C) Central Idea. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 12. The fire station on your street just burned down. A) Irony. B) Sarcasm. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 13. Comparing two unlike things usually formed with "like" or "as" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 14. When someone makes a literary, pop culture, musical, or other reference in a text/saying, it is called a(n) ..... A) Allusion. B) Syllogism. C) Paradox. D) Illusion. E) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 15. When the gods step in to control a character's fate, whether it be for the better or for the worst A) Intervention of the gods. B) Conflict. C) Epic hero. D) Archetype. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intervention of the gods. 16. "Me" is a: A) First person singular pronoun. B) Second person possessive pronoun. C) Third person singular pronoun. D) First person plural possessive pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person singular pronoun. 17. Protagonist and antagonist are types of ..... A) Conflict. B) Points of view. C) Characters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characters. 18. What is a repetition of vowel sounds? A) Alliteration. B) Plosive. C) Sibilance. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assonance. 19. Also called vowel rhyme. When the middle of words sound alike. A) Connation. B) Deotation. C) Assonance. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 20. An error in reasoning, a sneaky trick, or an illusion of thought used by politicians and the media to deceive us. A) Logical fallacy. B) Loaded language. C) Leading question. D) False assumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Logical fallacy. ← 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