This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 541 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 541 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Define:Understatement A) A comparison of two things that uses "like" or "as.". B) Uses exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis (These books weigh a ton!). C) A comparison between two or more things that are similar in some way, but unlike in others. D) Expression with less strength than expected. E) A comparison of two things that does not use "like" or "as.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expression with less strength than expected. 2. These two things are connected. If the write does one effectively, it should match with the other in how it makes the reader feel. A) Hyperbole and oxymoron. B) Realism and imagery. C) Archetype and metaphor. D) Tone and mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone and mood. 3. Which trick? Repeating specific words or phrases to make a point or stress a certain idea to the reader. A) The Magic Three. B) Figurative Language. C) Precise Word Choice. D) Repetition for Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition for Effect. 4. If an author is using a quote from the Constitution, they are using what literary device? A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Foreshadowing. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 5. Dr. and Lawyers use specific words that are only used in their professions. Many of these worrds we don't know. What type of literary device is this? A) Sarcasm. B) Street smarts. C) Jargon. D) Slang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jargon. 6. My young girl's eyes are red with tears. A) Little swollen eyes. B) Exceedingly puffy eyes. C) Large angry eyes. D) Fairly red eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Little swollen eyes. 7. Which literary device uses a repeated sound? A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Repetition. D) Verbal irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 8. Example of onomatopoeia A) It is not unusual for a dog to bark when visitors arrive. B) Ouch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is not unusual for a dog to bark when visitors arrive. 9. My heart went "boom boom, " is an example of what? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 10. Denotation means the literal, dictionary definition. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. POV:the story is told by a narrator outside the action A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) Hybrid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd person. 12. Identify the simile in the following sentences: A) The clouds were similar to a rainbow in the sky. B) The clouds were like fluffy cotton candy in the sky. C) The clouds were rocks in the sky. D) The clouds were soft and fluffy in the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The clouds were like fluffy cotton candy in the sky. 13. "You, with your words like knivesAnd swords and weapons that you use against me" -T. Swift A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 14. "Ten thousand saw I at a glanceTossing their heads in sprightly dance"What literary devices are used in those sentences? A) Symbol, Personification. B) Metaphor, Personification. C) Hyperbole, Personification. D) Hyperbole, Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole, Personification. 15. The White House called a press conference. A) Allegory. B) Refrain. C) Symbol. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synecdoche. 16. The color blue represents sadness. A) Alliteration. B) Symbol. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbol. 17. A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story. "As Keri cut up the tiny pieces of paper, she thought about being a child making making crafts with her mother." A) Suspense. B) Narration. C) Flashback. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flashback. 18. A grassy emerald carpet lay along a path ..... A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 19. When a character has a problem with a force of nature it is what type of conflict? A) Man vs Man. B) Man vs Society. C) Man vs Nature. D) Man vs Self. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Man vs Nature. 20. Dealing with aliens, the distant future, or advanced technology A) Historical fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Realistic fiction. D) Fantasy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science fiction. ← 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