This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 51 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 51 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the literary device of Personification? A) The repetition of vowel sounds. B) The deeper meaning of a word. C) The assignment of human qualities to non-human entities. D) The use of everyday, casual language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The assignment of human qualities to non-human entities. 2. A narrator can see and describe every characters' thoughts. A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person, limited. D) Third person, omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third person, omniscient. 3. How do details impact a story? A) They help us understand that the author really cares about what they're writing about. B) They make the story more interesting and easy to read. C) They give us clues about a story's theme. D) They help us picture the story as we're reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They give us clues about a story's theme. 4. What is an exaggeration used to create emphasis and/or evoke strong feelings? A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 5. What is the Rising Action? A) The turning point of the literary work. B) The first hurdles or conflic in a literary work. C) The moment when all of the loose ends are tied up and all the questions are answered. D) The background information given at the beginning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first hurdles or conflic in a literary work. 6. Which of the following is the best definition of internal conflict? A) A psychological struggle within the mind of a character. B) A type of struggle between the main character and outside forces. C) The struggle between two opposing forces in a story. D) The end of a story when the main problems have been solved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A psychological struggle within the mind of a character. 7. "My TV speaks hatred." A) Assonance. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 8. Makayla is kind to everyone. Last week, when a new girl came to Makayla's class, Makayla showed her around the school and introduced her to all of her friends. Which word best describes Makayla? A) Cruel. B) Compassionate. C) Cheerful. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friendly. 9. Which of the following is the climax of "The Landlady" ? A) When Billy is on the bus to Bath, England. B) When Billy notices the names in the guest book seem familiar. C) When the landlady tells Billy she "stuffs" all her little pets when they pass away. D) When we are left to infer that Billy will soon die of poison in his tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the landlady tells Billy she "stuffs" all her little pets when they pass away. 10. A nickname. A) Irony. B) Euphemism. C) Personification. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 11. A character who does not change A) Dynamic character. B) Static character. C) Round character. D) Stereotyped character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Static character. 12. The metaphorical substitution of a related idea or characteristic for a larger concept (e.g., "Boot on the ground" to represent soldiers) A) Metonymy. B) Personification. C) Imagery. D) Chiasmus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metonymy. 13. Identify the literary device in the following passage: "No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until 'justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream" ' (King 3). A) Anecdote. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 14. Series of actions that help move the story forward A) Conflict. B) Falling action. C) Irony. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plot. 15. A struggle between two or more opposing forces. A) Conflict. B) Theme. C) Moral. D) Suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 16. Which word means "a comparison using like or as" ? A) Metaphor. B) Oxymoron. C) Simile. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 17. What is the second step in exploding sentences? A) Make a list of adjectives (in your head or on paper). B) Add the adjectives to your sentence. C) Identify the noun. D) Write a simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identify the noun. 18. In war the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich make slaves of the poor. A) Understatement. B) Hyperbole. C) Hypophora. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antithesis. 19. Highest point of interest; turning point of the story is known as which plot element? A) Resolution. B) Climax. C) Exposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax. 20. "My father climbs the stairs says the lasagna looks like dog meat, but he eats two servings." ..... "Eating in Silence" "Looks like dog meat" is an example of: A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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