This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 540 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 540 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. And, but, nor, or A) Noun. B) Interjection. C) Verb. D) Conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conjunction. 2. " She has a heart of gold" is an an example of ..... A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 3. This is the development of the characters in the story. A) Growing pains. B) The mark-up. C) Characterization. D) The journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characterization. 4. "The cold mud squished beneath my feet and I worried my shoes would get stuck in it" is an example of ..... A) Imagery. B) Euphemism. C) Mood. D) Atmosphoere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 5. The sun was a furnace today A) Personification. B) Similarly. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 6. ..... is a figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory. A) Irony. B) Hyperbole. C) Oxymoron. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 7. Which literary device is shown here?50 hanc simul et legem Rhodopeius accipit heros, A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Zeugma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zeugma. 8. Exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect A) Hyperbole. B) Methaphor. C) Simile. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 9. Which literary device is being used in the sentence, "The snowflakes were tiny crystals" ? A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 10. The use of "I", "me", "mine" in a point of view is considered ..... ? A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person. 11. Can you explain the process of summarizing texts and why it's valuable in comprehending and discussing a story? A) Summarizing is not a useful skill in reading and discussion. B) Summarizing involves rewriting the story word for word. C) Summarizing helps process the key points and events in a text, making it easier to grasp and discuss. . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summarizing helps process the key points and events in a text, making it easier to grasp and discuss. . 12. The test was a piece of cake to take! A) Personification. B) Imagery. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idiom. 13. A text in which the apparent meaning of the characters and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning A) Symbol. B) Allusion. C) Allegory. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allegory. 14. What literary device is present in the following quote? "It was in the clove of seasons, summer was dead but autumn had not yet been born, that the ibis lit in the bleeding tree." A) Hyperbole/parallelism. B) Personification/symbolism. C) Anaphora/personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification/symbolism. 15. Which of the following is an example of a TEXT? A) An article about skyscrapers. B) A casual conversation between friends. C) A TV show. D) A musical instrument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An article about skyscrapers. 16. What makes a comparison between two unlike things, using words such as like, as, than, or resembles. A) Similarly. B) Satire. C) Irony. D) Sarcasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Similarly. 17. What is this an example of?He is as cold as ice. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 18. Falling in love can be a terrible thing. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Connotation. C) Theme. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 19. When an author TELLS the reader what the character's personality is A) Foreshadowing. B) Literary Device. C) Direct Characterization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct Characterization. 20. A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. Ex. horror, fantasy, biography, etc. A) Theme. B) Genre. C) Narration. D) Suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genre. ← 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