This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 53 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas A) Oxymoron. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 2. The central message of a story A) Theme. B) Setting. C) Characterization. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 3. On the sagging telephone wiresjust outside my window hang the corpsesof what were oncethree joyous little kites.The above is an example of personification A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison A) Metaphore. B) Allusion. C) Simile. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphore. 5. The feeling a reader has about a word. A) Classical Allusion. B) Irony (verbal). C) Extended Metaphor. D) Connation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Connation. 6. This type of irony involves a contrast between what is said and what is meant. A) Verbal. B) Situational. C) Dramatic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal. 7. Looking into over looking at. A) Paradox. B) Transcendentalism. C) Inference. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transcendentalism. 8. When the tree fell on the characters in "The Interlopers" that was what kind of conflict? A) Person versus person. B) Person versus self. C) Person versus nature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person versus nature. 9. The events between the exposition and climax are called ..... A) Exposition. B) Rising Action. C) Climax. D) Turning point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising Action. 10. Definition:A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as", A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 11. George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984 focuses on a totalitarian society in which the citizens are frequently reminded that their leader, Big Brother, is always watching.What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?The headline read: "Smart Phones Becoming Big Brother." A) A benevolent government that takes care of its people. B) A democratic society with laws protecting privacy. C) A ruler that allows freedom of speech. D) A threatening power that monitors all aspects of people's lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A threatening power that monitors all aspects of people's lives. 12. The orphan cried a river as the bus she was on began moving. A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 13. Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row A) Foil. B) Hyperbole. C) Anaphora. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 14. What is the definition for Setting? A) The location of a narrative-which may and often does change several times within the story. B) An idea, symbol, object, concept or theme that is always present throughout an entire text, playing a significant and/or symbolic role in the narrative. C) Similar to atmosphere, however it focuses more on the emotional or mental feeling the author has towards certain subjects or ideas and how they express that in the text. D) This involves giving any non-human object or nature some kind of human feelings or senses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The location of a narrative-which may and often does change several times within the story. 15. Two people are stranded on a desert island. They are surrounded by water, yet they grow weak and are dying from thirst. A) Verbal. B) Situational. C) Dramatic. D) Not Ironic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situational. 16. A figure of speech that involves exaggerated or over-the-top statements for emphasis or effect A) Irony. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 17. The location or place and the time in which a story occurs A) Setting. B) Allusion. C) Apostrophe. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 18. A short story is a brief work of fiction that describes ..... events and people. A) Real. B) Imaginary. C) Old. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imaginary. 19. Do you have a ..... to run a marathon like me? I have always felt the desire to. A) Commotion. B) Penchant. C) Decorum. D) Pilgrimage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Penchant. 20. "I have been dropped like a hot Pop Tart on a cold kitchen floor" (21) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Irony. 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