This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 550 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 550 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "The moon leans down on me, " is an example of what? A) Synesthesia. B) Humour. C) Personification. D) Metafiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 2. Brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual A) Tall tale. B) Comedy. C) Anecdote. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anecdote. 3. What type of conflict is this:Sam is trapped in a flooded cave and has to find his way out. A) Man vs nature. B) Man vs man. C) Man vs self. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man vs nature. 4. Purple puppies like playing on the playground. A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Anaphora. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 5. The use of exaggeration to create an effect A) Hyperbole. B) Stance. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 6. This part of the plot is made up of the important events the build towards the climax of the story. A) Exposition. B) Climax. C) Rising Action. D) Falling Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rising Action. 7. " ..... slithering down through the slippery sand ..... A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 8. Both words are identical as are any sounds thereafter A) True Rhyme. B) Internal Rhyme. C) Near/Half Rhyme. D) Eye Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True Rhyme. 9. Imagery in literature may or may not contain figurative language. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. "Veni, vidi, vici" ( "I came, I saw, I conquered" ). A) Analogy. B) Unconnected. C) Connotation. D) Hyperbaton. E) Periphrasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unconnected. 11. The morning sun cast a soft glow over the opening in the forest. Martha rested on a tree stump and breathed in the fresh air. It was full of the scent of pine needles and flower blossoms. She heard two mockingbirds singing together and saw a butterfly flutter past. Martha wished every morning could be exactly like this one. What best describes the mood of the passage? A) Spooky. B) Peaceful. C) Exciting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peaceful. 12. Act of creating and developing a character A) Characterization. B) Conflict. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characterization. 13. By 1939, German children were required to ..... A) Join the military. B) Join the workforce. C) Join the Hitler Youth. D) Join the Nazi Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Join the Hitler Youth. 14. A character opposes a force of nature like a hurricane or animal. A) Person vs. self conflict. B) Person vs. person conflict. C) Person vs. nature conflict. D) Person vs. society conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person vs. nature conflict. 15. ..... is a comparison using the words "like" or "as" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. Which sentence is a "descriptive sentence" using a metaphor? A) The sun is a ball of fire in the sky. B) The cat is sitting on the mat. C) I have a lot of homework to do. D) She is wearing a red dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun is a ball of fire in the sky. 17. The ..... is the order of events in a story. A) Plot. B) Timeline. C) Description. D) Rising Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plot. 18. Which of the following is a sentence fragment? A) The dog is pretty. B) The animals were well fed. C) All of my life I have. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of my life I have. 19. Comparing two things using "like" or "as" is a ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 20. An introduction or a preface, especially a poem recited to introduce a play. A) Prologue. B) Scene. C) Paradox. D) Inversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prologue. ← 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