This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 517 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 517 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Referring to something that is not human as if it were human A) Foreshadowing. B) Personification. C) Irony. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 2. When nonhuman objects are given human descriptions this is ..... A) Irony. B) Personification. C) Symbol. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 3. Select the example of imagery: A) Sweat streams down my face, and my skin turns red under the watchful eye of the sun. B) His eyes are as green as emeralds. C) The car sped by with a whoosh. D) It began to rain and she felt a deep despair growing inside of her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweat streams down my face, and my skin turns red under the watchful eye of the sun. 4. An example of this device might be "Don't give up when hope is lost." A) Topic. B) Inspiration. C) Theme. D) Suggestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 5. She and her cousin ..... tennis every weekend except in the winter. A) Play. B) Plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play. 6. Tone in literature refers to: A) The author's attitude toward the subject or audience. B) The sequence of events in a story. C) The repetition of words or phrases for emphasis. D) The emotional atmosphere created by a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author's attitude toward the subject or audience. 7. :The time, place, and social context in which a story takes place. A) Plot. B) Theme. C) Imagery. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 8. When an author provides hints about what a character is like it's called A) Direct Characterization. B) Characterization. C) Indirect Characterization. D) Carrot Station. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indirect Characterization. 9. Tiffany loved when her teachers gave her creative projects. Her favorite things to do were paint, write music, play her guitar, and mold pottery. This is an example of ..... A) Direct characterization. B) Indirect characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect characterization. 10. Lazarus's line " Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand" is an example of ..... A) Personification. B) Theme. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 11. We were both young when I first saw you I close my eyes and the flashback starts I'm standin' there On a balcony in summer air See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns See you make your way through the crowd And say, "Hello" Little did I know(Taylor Swift) A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 12. The way the story makes the reader feel, such as sad, hopeful, frightened A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Theme. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mood. 13. In stories, articles, movies, authors/writers will place items with more emphasis and meaning for the reader/viewer to later understand its greater purpose A) Internal conflict. B) Diction. C) Symbolism. D) Voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 14. What is the purpose of literary devices in writing? A) To entertain readers with creative language. B) To enhance the meaning and impact of the text. C) To confuse readers with complex language. D) To provide historical context. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To enhance the meaning and impact of the text. 15. The perspective or vantage point from which the story is told A) Point of view. B) Imagery. C) Flashback. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point of view. 16. I need to use the restroom urgently. A) Malapropism. B) Euphemism. C) Oxymoron. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 17. A dynamic character is a character that ..... A) Goes through some type of change or transformation. B) Does not change throughout the course of the story. C) Is aerodynamic. D) Is evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goes through some type of change or transformation. 18. The arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work is ..... A) Text type. B) Plot. C) Structure. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Structure. 19. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The trees danced in the wind.'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 20. DEFINITION:What is a simile? A) Language that creates a mental image using descriptive language. B) Language that compares two things using like or as. 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