This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 52 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The wall stared at me silently is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 2. The sequence of events that make up a story A) Setting. B) Exposition. C) Plot. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plot. 3. What is euphemism? A) A type of flower. B) A polite or indirect expression used to replace a word or phrase considered too harsh or blunt. C) A type of dance. D) A type of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A polite or indirect expression used to replace a word or phrase considered too harsh or blunt. 4. An expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words say. (example:that was a peice of cake!) A) Alliteration. B) Idiom. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 5. Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 6. Marcy sat in class, drumming her fingers on her desk. Thinking back to that morning, she felt remorse over the way she had talked to her mom. Marcy's character traits are revealed through her ..... A) Actions. B) Thoughts. C) Statements. D) Interactions with other characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thoughts. 7. The goldfish looked like butterscotch candies in the water. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 8. After the walk through the dessert, Kim's tongue felt dry as a bone. What are the words in blue an example of? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 9. Which is an example of oxymoron? A) Old lady. B) Little giant. C) Chocolate cake. D) Stuffing!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little giant. 10. An interruption in the present action of a story to tell about something that happened in the past is ..... A) Foreshadowing. B) A cliffhanger. C) A flashback. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A flashback. 11. THE PIE MADE A SPLAT WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND A) NAME REGISTRATION. B) IDIOM. C) PERSONIFICATION. D) ALLITERATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALLITERATION. 12. The use of conjunctions ..... usually AND ..... between every item in a list A) Onomatopoeia. B) Personification. C) Unrelated. D) Multi-connectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Multi-connectors. 13. I have a ton of homework A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 14. I know Caroline wants Edwin to eat more vegetables but honestly she's beating a dead horse. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Metaphore. C) Figure of Speech. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figure of Speech. 15. Main character put against another character A) Person v. person. B) Person v. self. C) Person v. nature. D) Person v. society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Person v. person. 16. Poetry that does not follow a set pattern or form is called as a ..... A) Metaphor. B) Free Verse. C) Alliteration. D) Complete Verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free Verse. 17. What is the definition of Literary Device? A) The main events of a story in a specific order. B) A technique a writer uses to produce a special effect in their writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A technique a writer uses to produce a special effect in their writing. 18. Toy Story is an example of ..... A) Subplot. B) Parallel plot. C) Setting. D) Linear plot development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linear plot development. 19. As they are going through the woods and see the castle, what mood is being created? A) Funny and exciting. B) Evil and sad. C) Weird and tense. D) Creepy and uncertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creepy and uncertain. 20. Feeling excited or anxious about what may happen next A) Imagery. B) Personification. C) Irony. D) Suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suspense. ← 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