Literary Devices Quiz 502 (20 MCQs)

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1. The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow.Poetic device is
2. A figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things is the definition of which term?
3. The ..... meaning of words is what the words actually say.It can be denotation or the dictionary meaning.
4. A central idea of a work, or the message a writer hopes to send to the reader
5. Dear Grandma, Thank you for the new outfit and shoes. Now I am excited about the first day of school. I can't wait to wear my new outfit. I really wanted that shirt, but I didn't have enough money for it. Thanks again! I love you! ..... Mercedes Which word best describes the tone of this note?
6. Doesn't change much in the story
7. What type of literary device is found in the following quite: "My papa's hair is like a broom" (6).
8. Giving non-human objects human-like characteristics.
9. "Friday night lights are my favorite!" Dad told Justin, on the way to the football game. "When I was in school, it was my favorite time of year. Everyone in town would head to the stadium to watch our high school team. Some of my greatest memories are of those times." Justin was so excited to get to experience the game with his dad!
10. "He was a Good Samaritan yesterday when he helped the lady start her car." Is an example of
11. Which of the following uses oxymoron?
12. "I like that boom boom pow ..... "
13. Repetition of internal vowels
14. A short, typically verbal account of a funny, amusing, or interesting event or incident.
15. Loud, repeating, scary and silent all refer to what?
16. What is the definition of foreshadow?
17. An interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred, either before the present time or before the time at which the narration takes place.
18. Taylor Swift:That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
19. The vowel sound is often repeated in a line or phrase.
20. Which literary device is this:all hands on deck!!