This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 557 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 557 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A character that has only one or two characteristics representing one or two traits A) Dramatic irony. B) Round character. C) Indirect characterization. D) Flat character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flat character. 2. Define:ONOMATOPOEIA? A) A joke that is a play on words. B) A common expression that doesn't mean what is said. C) Extreme exaggeration. D) Sound words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sound words. 3. The vantage point from which the story is told A) Setting. B) Point of view. C) Tone. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Point of view. 4. Gobble A) Idiom. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 5. The first part of the plot diagram is known as the A) Rising action. B) Exposition. C) Climax. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exposition. 6. She drowned in a sea of grief. A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 7. Which stage of a narrative comes first? A) Prologue. B) Exposition. C) Explanation. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exposition. 8. In Taylor Swift's "Love Story", Swift sings:That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet" referencing the tragic story of these two star-crossed lovers. This is an ..... to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. A) Theme. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 9. Which choice is an example of foreshadowing? A) A character has a dream about an event that later happens. B) A character is described in great detail. C) A character says something funny. D) A character goes to the grocery store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A character has a dream about an event that later happens. 10. In a story, the tension between two opposing forces; a problem to be solved, obstacle to be overcome, an enemy to be defeated, or a choice or decision to be made A) Conflict. B) Pun. C) Protagonist. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict. 11. Words the author use to show how they feel about a given topic A) Mood. B) Perspective. C) Tone. D) Rising Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 12. A comparison between two unlike objects without using like or as is ..... A) A simile. B) A metaphor. C) An analogy. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A metaphor. 13. Ethan picturing Zeena's face while he is sledding with Mattie A) Imagery. B) Symbolism. C) Allusion. D) Situational Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Situational Irony. 14. Christopher Columbus was one of the best explorers. A) Fact. B) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opinion. 15. Which is an example of a biblical allusion? (Biblical = from the Bible) A) Fasteners. B) The Magi. C) The Midas touch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Magi. 16. "The sun smiled down on us." is an example of ..... A) Dialogue. B) Personification. C) Characters. D) Perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 17. Which choice is an example of foreshadowing in a story about heroes and villains? (a) A) A The hero finds a mysterious amulet. B) The villain has a pet cat. C) The hero likes to eat pizza. D) The villain wears a black cape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A The hero finds a mysterious amulet. 18. Attributing human qualities to nonhuman (or inanimate) things A) Irony. B) Simile. C) Motif. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 19. Literary DevicesLiterary devices are techniques writers use to add meaning and engage the reader. Some common examples are simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, and imagery. These techniques can give the reader a greater understanding and meaning of the writer's intent. A) I have read this. B) I have really read this. C) I have actually, seriously read this. D) Read what?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have actually, seriously read this. 20. Which literary device is being used in the sentence, "The fire crackled and popped" ? A) Naming. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Naming. ← 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