This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 563 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 563 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A word that describes how, when, where or how much an action takes place e.g Gently, now, here, very A) Literary Techniques. B) Imagery. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 2. Xochitl, Alex, and Vivian are in a book club. They are discussing how ambiguous language in the novel they just read contributes to the overall meaning of the story. What do you think their conclusion might be? A) Ambiguous language has no impact on the overall meaning of the story. B) Ambiguous language makes the story confusing and difficult to understand. C) Ambiguous language allows for different interpretations and adds depth to the story. D) Ambiguous language limits the reader's ability to interpret the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguous language allows for different interpretations and adds depth to the story. 3. Poem made of 5 lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme, usually considered witty and funny A) Sonnet. B) Limerick. C) Free verse. D) Couplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limerick. 4. When recurrent elements, structures, contrasts, or other literary devices are found throughout the story to help develop a text's major themes A) Repetition. B) Monotony. C) Motif. D) Pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Motif. 5. He's running faster than the wind. A) Colloquialism. B) Hyperbole. C) Oxymoron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 6. A reference to people, places, events, or literary works in a text (often biblical) A) Irony. B) Juxtaposition. C) Allusion. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 7. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a human (giving something human qualities) A) Irony. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 8. The central idea or message explored in a literary work A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Theme. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 9. The speaker or narrator's attitude toward the subject of the piece, distinct from mood in that it is not used to evoke a particular feeling in the reader A) Paradox. B) Analogy. C) Tone. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 10. Imagine Grace, Michael, and Arjun are in a poetry competition. Which technique would they use to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind with their words? A) Figurative Language. B) Stanza. C) Imagery. D) Point of View. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 11. What is third person limited point of view? A) Author uses I, me, my. B) Told by an author who focuses only on one character's thoughts and feelings. C) Author does not write about thoughts and feelings. D) Author does not write about setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told by an author who focuses only on one character's thoughts and feelings. 12. Whichis NOT an example of EXACT or PERFECT Rhyme A) Boy/Toy. B) Faster/Plaster. C) Day/Made. D) Small/Mall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Day/Made. 13. The hyperbole is A) A highly exaggerated statement. B) Comparison without using as' or 'like'. C) Repetition of initial sounds. D) Giving human traits to non-human. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A highly exaggerated statement. 14. The narrator is the A) Person telling the story. B) Main character in the story. C) Enemy of the main character in the story. D) Person listening to the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Person telling the story. 15. The sharp thorns of the rose pricked his finger, drawing a small bead of blood. A) Visual imagery. B) Auditory imagery. C) Olfactory imagery. D) Gustatory imagery. E) Tactile imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Tactile imagery. 16. Repeated consonant sounds A) Alliteration. B) Customization. C) The past. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 17. What side of the stage is Northam? A) Left. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 18. A character, Carson, looks up to his older sister. His sister had an art show coming up. The week before show, she told Carson not to go into her room and peek at her project. Carson followed her rules and didn't try to go in. "I hope it's a painting of me!" thought Carson. What evidence can you use to support the fact that Carson is "respectful" ? A) Carson's sister has an art show coming up. B) Carson's sister told him not to peek at her project. C) Carson followed his sister's rules and didn't go into her room. D) Carson hoped the art project was a painting of him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carson followed his sister's rules and didn't go into her room. 19. Her smile was a mile wide. A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Idiom. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 20. Which of the following means: "filled with wonder and delight; fascinated?" A) Enthralled. B) Astonished. C) Solace. D) Grimaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enthralled. ← 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