This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 498 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 498 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a dialect? A) Speech. B) Conversation between two characters. C) A chocolate-covered donut. D) Speech from a certain region. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speech from a certain region. 2. Night is a black beast, prowling on fear.What literary device has been used? A) Foreshadowing. B) Metaphor. C) Juxtaposition. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 3. Which best describes the use of "epiphany" in a story? A) They boy ran like the wind as fast as he could. B) Claire realized she was the one in love with Josh and that is why she cared so much. C) The two men were trapped under the tree. D) The two characters were as opposite as could be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claire realized she was the one in love with Josh and that is why she cared so much. 4. "And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sittingOn the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 5. "Before he reached the corner, however, he slowed as if a wind had sprung up from nowhere ..... " A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Irony. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 6. The moment, just after the climax, when the conflicts are beginning to be resolved. A) Rising action. B) Falling action. C) Conclusion. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling action. 7. Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. A) Theme. B) Plot stages. C) Subplot. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plot stages. 8. The repetition of beginning consonant sound A) Consonance. B) Allusion. C) Alliteration. D) Vivid word choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 9. The atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work, the effect of the words on the audience. A) Diction. B) Connotation. C) Mood. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 10. The American Flag is the ..... of freedom. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Symbol. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol. 11. A speaker's attitude in a text A) Irony. B) Diction. C) Tone. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 12. Which type of irony is present in this statement:The Titanic, the unsinkable ship, hits an iceberg and sinks. A) Verbal irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Situational irony. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situational irony. 13. As you cross the crystal bridge, you hear the sound of two voices coming from the shores of the river. One of the voices sounds distressed. The other sounds angry. At the end of the crystal bridge is a herd of wild horses. You notice that they are stamping the ground violently. If you would like to go to the shore and find out who's talking, turn to page 47. If you'd like to approach the wild horses, turn to page 58. What is the point of view? A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person limited. D) Third person omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second person. 14. "What can I do?" Lucas asked herself. "If I let him copy from my paper, I won't be able to live with myself. But if I don't, he won't ask me to the school dance." A) Person vs Person. B) Person vs Self. C) Person vs Nature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Person vs Self. 15. Does Timothy know that moving day is coming? A) Yes, because he can smell the thawing dirty. B) Yes, because he over heard his brothers and sisters talking about it. C) Yes, because he marked it on his calendar. D) No, because he is too sick to do anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, because he can smell the thawing dirty. 16. The Feeling the reader experiences because of words in a text. A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Hyperbole. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 17. Uses the same sound at the beginning of words that are next to each other in a sentence A) Allegory. B) Alliteration. C) Rhyme. D) Rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 18. The order in which the author has chosen to convey the events of a literary work is the ..... A) Exposition. B) Rising action. C) Plot. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plot. 19. The author's attitude toward the topic they're writing about. A) Theme. B) Shift. C) Connotation. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 20. An example of an antagonist is A) The prince who saves the day!. B) The teacher who protects the student. C) The villain who steals the money. D) The queen who rules with kindness. 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