This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 536 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 536 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank:Reading has a positive ..... on my mental heath. A) Affect. B) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 2. The boy liked to play video games. A) Simile. B) Not a simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not a simile. 3. I learned to ride a bike about a million years ago. A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. E) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 4. "You made rogan josh, " Shoba observed, looking through the glass lid at the bright paprika stew"Could be an example of: A) Metaphor. B) Anaphora. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 5. Definition of Hyperbole A) Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. B) Literal statements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. 6. A figurative expression is one that presents a non-literal image or concept (eg:metaphorical). An example of figurative expression is: A) He walked to the beach. B) She was full of energy. C) He was as dreary as a grey slab of concrete. D) Your eyes are alive and full of expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was as dreary as a grey slab of concrete. 7. The eyes are the window of the soul. A) Analogy. B) Rhetorical devices. C) Allusion. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 8. Dance and prance in a trance. A) Repetition. B) Rhyme. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhyme. 9. The story's main idea or message (for example, love conquers all, or don't judge a book by its cover) is called the ..... A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Conflict. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theme. 10. Which point of view is told by the character involved? The reader sees the pronouns I, me, and we. A) 2nd person. B) 1st person. C) 3rd person limited. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1st person. 11. Definition-Closely related to a dynamic character, a ..... character is a major character who shows fluidity and the capacity for change from the moment we meet them. By contrast, some dynamic protagonists do not change until actions in the story force that change. In the movie Shrek, Shrek is a ..... character because he has layers. A) Flat character. B) Round character. C) Dynamic character. D) Static character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Round character. 12. The definition of a personification is: A) A description involving the comparison of two different things, using the words 'as' or 'like'. B) A comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification,. C) A description involving the comparison of two different things in a non-literal way. No linking words such as 'like' or 'as' are used. D) A human feeling or characteristic is applied to an object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A human feeling or characteristic is applied to an object. 13. The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake is an example of what type of figurative language? A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 14. Imagine Janson, Tenzin, and David are planning a surprise birthday party for their friend Mario. How would their use of hints and clues about the surprise party impact the anticipation and excitement among their friends? A) Providing hints and clues would have no impact on the anticipation and excitement among their friends. B) Providing hints and clues would make the surprise predictable and boring. C) Providing hints and clues would confuse their friends and disrupt the surprise. D) Providing hints and clues would build anticipation and suspense, leading to a more engaging and impactful surprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Providing hints and clues would build anticipation and suspense, leading to a more engaging and impactful surprise. 15. My uncle passed away last weekend. A) Malapropism. B) Euphemism. C) Oxymoron. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 16. Which literary device is used in the sentence "'The disease had sharpened my senses-not destroyed-not dulled them'? A) Comparison. B) Repetition. C) Parallel structure. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallel structure. 17. The best example of imagery is ..... A) The cat was white. B) The cat was a fluffy cottonball and soft as a baby's blanket. C) The cat said meow. D) The cat was fluffy and soft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat was a fluffy cottonball and soft as a baby's blanket. 18. What literary device is used in the following line: "Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree" A) Imagery. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 19. Identify the literary device:"The house stood alone in a sea of rubble and ashes" A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Tone. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 20. It's no wonder everyone refers to Mary as another Mother Teresa in the making; she loves to help and care after people everywhere, from the streets to her own friends. What is this an example of? A) Foreshadowing. B) Tone. C) Allusion. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. ← 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