This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 49 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A vivid verb is..... A) A word that describes a noun or pronoun. B) A word that describes an action in a stronger way. C) A word that explains a location. D) A word that shows direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A word that describes an action in a stronger way. 2. What is the definition of advantage? A) Any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end. B) Any small hanging or loosely attached part or piece. C) Moving or able to move. D) Of much or great significance or consequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end. 3. Identify the literary device/ technique:The big, fresh, juicy orange is very cold and sweet. A) Irony. B) Metaphor. C) Imagery. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 4. "A man who needs medical assistance is run over by the ambulance." is an example of: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Irony. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 5. A comparison between 2 unlike objects NOT using "like" or "as." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 6. This is a subject to which attributes are ascribed in a metaphor. A) Tenor. B) Vehicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tenor. 7. "the rose that grew from a crackin the concrete" (1-2) A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 8. Why does Mrs. Jones wish Roger were her own son? A) So she could ground him. B) So she could teach him right from wrong. C) Because she doesn't have any kids. D) So she could make sure he gets a good education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So she could teach him right from wrong. 9. Fill in the blank with the missing words:Foreshadowing is a ..... that creates ..... A) Tool; happiness. B) Literary device; suspense. C) Writing trait; confusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literary device; suspense. 10. Lit. form that is brief and fiction, usually only time for one plot A) Short story. B) Poetry. C) Play/drama. D) Nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short story. 11. You mean the world to me. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 12. Identify the literary device in the sentence:'His words were like a dagger to her heart'. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. Which of the following literary devices is when you hint at something that will happen later in the text? A) Imagery. B) Allusion. C) Foreshadowing. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 14. When an author gives a clue about something that will happen later in the story, it is called ..... A) Foreshadowing. B) Resolution. C) Flashback. D) Plot clue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 15. "The moon smiled and the stars twinkled 'Good night.' " is an example of ..... A) Onomatopoeia and personification. B) Onomatopoeia and hyperbole. C) Hyperbole and personification. D) Metaphor and onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia and personification. 16. Which literary device is exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally? A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 17. Ryan hasn't found the trail or water since he got lost this morning. Night is quickly approaching. A) Person vs. Self. B) Person vs. Nature. C) Person vs. Society. D) Person vs. The Trail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Person vs. Nature. 18. NarrativeA story of events or experiences, real or imagined. In literary theory, narrative includes the story (what is narrated) and the discourse (how it is narrated). A) Author. B) Text. C) Context. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Text. 19. A type of sarcasm used to "make fun" of a particular trait or idea in order to create a reaction, typically negative, from the reader. A) Personification. B) Satire. C) Parody. D) Imitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satire. 20. " ..... the creepers dropped their ropes like the rigging of foundered ships" is an example of this literary term. A) Pun. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. ← 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