This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 525 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 525 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which literary element did Tupac use to develop his theme? Ambition Over Adversity by Tupac Shakur Take one's adversity Learn from their misfortune Learn from their pain Believe in something Believe in yourself Turn adversity into ambition Now blossom into wealth A) Imagery. B) Personification. C) Tone. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 2. Anika, Luna, and Aria are having a poetry competition! They are discussing about a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph. Can you help them identify what it's called? A) Stanza. B) Point of View. C) Line Break. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. 3. What does symbolism in literature allow the reader to do? A) See the writer's point-of-view. B) Gauge the writer's attitude. C) Discern the writer's frame of reference. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. Resembling man A) Anthropoid. B) Philanthropy. C) Anthropometer. D) Anthropopathic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthropoid. 5. What is the term?type of reasoning in which one or more questions are asked and answered by the same writer/speaker A) Rhetorical question. B) Parenthesis. C) Anaphora. D) Hypophora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypophora. 6. Theme extends beyond the story. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. The kitten is a fluffy cloud. This means: A) The kitten is furry and white. B) The kitten is a cloud. C) The kitten is a type of cloud. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The kitten is furry and white. 8. "She was as hungry as a horse" is an example of what literary device? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 9. Which of the following is an example of something that is "serpentine" ?A straight, narrow road. A) A straight, narrow road. B) A winding river. C) A circular staircase. D) A square-shaped room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A winding river. 10. Shivering under the covers, Sadie grimaced in terror as the thunder hammered her window and jarred the ground. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 11. Marcia's mother makes a mouthwatering macaroni pie. This is an example of an Alliteration A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. The image you conjure up in your mind when you hear a word or phrase. A) Denotation. B) Euphemisms. C) Connotation. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 13. Which choice a reference to something in the past that the writer assumes the reader will recognize? "Your nose is growing" from Pinnochio) A) Archetype. B) Allusion. C) Alliteration. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 14. Where can you usually find a claim? A) In the very first sentence. B) The last sentence of the first paragraph. C) The first paragraph/section. D) The first sentence of the last paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The first paragraph/section. 15. In a school play, Anthony said, 'The world is a stage'. Which literary device is Anthony using in this sentence? A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 16. Clues or hints the author gives that lead the reader to what might happen next A) Repetition. B) Imagery. C) Anthropomorphism. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing. 17. A literary genre that uses humor to ridicule human failings and vices A) Imagery. B) Satire. C) Simile. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Satire. 18. Descriptive words or phrases that create sensory experiences for the reader. It evokes the five senses. A) Dialogue. B) Metaphor. C) Symbol. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 19. When the exact opposite of what you would expect is true or occurs;a huge tall man is name "Tiny" A) Verbal irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Situational irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situational irony. 20. A problem that has to be resolved or worked out A) Conflict. B) Motif. C) Satire. D) Style. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. ← 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