Literary Devices Quiz 505 (20 MCQs)

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1. One who seeks to define herself or himself. Performs acts of courage. represents the best of society.
2. Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation, often for the purpose of creating vivid images, emphasizing ideas, or conveying emotions.
3. Choose the term that BEST matches the definition. the use of descriptive language that appeals to the reader's senses
4. "You scared me to death" is an example of
5. This is the act of talking to oneself or a type of monologue
6. What literary device is used in the line "Of milk and also curds and cream?"
7. Conflict between two or more characters is called
8. Overstatement or exaggeration
9. A literary device in which a later event is inserted into a narrative.
10. Choose an example of a simile.
11. Hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word.
12. Which type of irony occurs when the audience knows more than a character in the story?
13. She was the black sheep of the family.
14. This device refers to the writer's attitude towards the reader and the subject of the message:
15. When the woman kept changing the subject I knew she had something to hide. I wasn't surprised when she turned out to be guilty.
16. Uses figures of speech, so words cannot be interpreted literally
17. Splat! POW! Ding! Bang! Buzzzzzz ..... are all examples of .....
18. ..... refers to the perspective in which a story is told.
19. The conclusion of the action; how the story comes to an end
20. Non-defining relative clauses