This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 507 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 507 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A long, uninterrupted speech given from one character to another. A) Soliloquy. B) Monologue. C) Mood. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monologue. 2. A comparison of two like things, as if one is a stand-in or a representation of, the other A) Metaphor. B) Symbolism. C) Simile. D) Mirroring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 3. When the audience knows something the characters do not yet know A) Juxtaposition. B) Imagery. C) Dramatic irony. D) Verbal irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic irony. 4. Which of the following is repetition? A) The wind murmured through the trees. B) The rain came down, down, down. C) The moon shone through the trees. D) Her hair is silk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rain came down, down, down. 5. A category of artistic composition, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. A) Genre. B) Style. C) Diction. D) Ethos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genre. 6. Narration A) Dictionary definition of a word. B) Stereotyped characters, symbols, or stories. C) The kind of writing that tells a story. D) Implied definition of a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The kind of writing that tells a story. 7. A speaker addresses a person or object that cannot respond to him or her A) Apostrophe. B) Paradox. C) Verbal irony. D) Dramatic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 8. Placing two things that directly oppose each other (often abstract concepts) near each other or directly side-by-side so the reader can compare them. A) Metaphor. B) Extended Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juxtaposition. 9. The struggle between opposing forces or characters in a story; can be internal or external A) Conflict. B) Plot. C) Syntax. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 10. My homework is taking me forever to finish! A) Idiom. B) Hyperbole. C) Imagery. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 11. Which of the following choices is an example of an idiom? A) Cross your fingers!. B) The glitter on paper looks like stars in the sky. C) The flowers waved in the breeze. D) The lake is a mirror. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cross your fingers!. 12. Which literary device gives human qualities to an idea or thing? A) Oxymoron. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Foreshadowing . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 13. What is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly, but may include an underlying truth? A) Paradox. B) Irony. C) Euphemism. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradox. 14. "William Butten, a youth, servant to Samuel Fuller, " A) Indirect Characterization. B) Direct Characterization. C) Setting. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Characterization. 15. In Greek mythology, King Midas is granted his wish that everything he touches turn to gold. What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?When it comes to starting new businesses, Elon Musk seems to have a Midas touch. A) The ability to succeed at whatever you do, especially making money. B) The ability to predict the future. C) The ability to escape from difficult situations. D) The ability to detect lies and truths. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ability to succeed at whatever you do, especially making money. 16. Prose Poetry A) Longer and tells a story, with a beginning, middle, and end. Characters and a plot are necessary. B) Stanza or short poem with 5 lines, patterns and syllables are changing. C) Words are arranged to create a picture that relates to the content of the poem. D) A piece of writing in prose having obvious poetic qualities, including intensity, compactness, prominent rhythms, and imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A piece of writing in prose having obvious poetic qualities, including intensity, compactness, prominent rhythms, and imagery. 17. What is the term for comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 18. A character that undergoes change. A) Dynamic. B) Static. C) Allusion. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynamic. 19. A rhetorical device in which two seemingly contradictory words are used together for effect (i.e. poor, little, rich girl; jumbo shrimp) A) Oxymoron. B) Personification. C) Point of view. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 20. The sun glows brightly in the sky. What literary device is used here? A) Theme. B) Symbolism. C) Imagery. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. ← 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