This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 560 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 560 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The order of events in a literary work. A) Theme. B) Personification. C) Protagonist. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plot. 2. What's the definition of a simile? A) A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two relatively unlikely things. B) A comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words 'like' or 'as'. C) An exaggerated statement used to emphasize a point. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words 'like' or 'as'. 3. What is the role of foreshadowing in literature? A) Foreshadowing has no role in literature. B) Foreshadowing is used to create suspense and anticipation in the reader. C) Foreshadowing is used to describe the physical appearance of characters. D) Foreshadowing is used to improve grammar and punctuation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing is used to create suspense and anticipation in the reader. 4. "My brain is a pinball machine" is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 5. Refers to words whose pronunciations imitate the sounds they describe. A dog's bark sounds like "woof, " so "woof" is an example of A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Suspense. D) Symbolism. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 6. Let every nation know that we shall pay and price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. A) Repetition. B) Antithesis. C) Rhetorical question. D) Parallel structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallel structure. 7. Dominant or recurring idea in a text. A) Repetition. B) Motif. C) Sibilance. D) Emotive language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motif. 8. Disturbing or horrifying, dealing with death and injury A) Macabre. B) Dirge. C) Rice sansae. D) Surcease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Macabre. 9. The way the author feels about a the topic. A) Tone. B) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 10. In this type of writing the reader will find words/phrases such as a problem is, solve, or solution. A) Cause & effect. B) Problem & solution. C) Chronological order. D) Compare & contrast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Problem & solution. 11. Choose the correct statement about figurative language A) Figurative language says one thing but always means the exact opposite. B) Figurative language says one thing but means another. C) Figurative language is when you say exactly what you mean. D) None of these is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figurative language says one thing but means another. 12. A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing to another using "like" or "as" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 13. Making a casual or indirect reference to something in literature or the Bible. A) Personification. B) Allusion. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 14. The boat floats in the moat is an example of ..... A) Idiom. B) Consonance. C) Assonance. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 15. "His black, heavily wrinkled face was surrounded by a halo of crunkly white hair and whiskers ..... " contains: A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 16. To give a warning or indication of future event; a hint about what might be coming A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Symbolism. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 17. "Across the street, a bright-eyed girl chases her dog. A grandma on a porch fingers her rosaries."What poetic device is this an example of? A) Imagery. B) Alliteration. C) Voice. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 18. The Grinch is as cuddly as a cactus. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 19. Which literary device is defined as exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally? A) Hubris. B) Hyperbole. C) Idiom. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 20. What does abstract refer to? A) Language that describes concrete images. B) Language that describes concepts rather than concrete images. C) Language that describes emotions. D) Language that describes actions. 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