Literary Devices Quiz 67 (20 MCQs)

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1. A reference to a well-known character, place, or situation from history, music, art, or another form of literature.
2. "See eye to eye" is what type of figurative language?
3. "I had heard the same tone a million times." is an example of .....
4. Definition-A character is one who changes over the course of the story. Hester Prynne is a ..... character because in the beginning she is a proud, ostracized woman struggling with her lot in life but as the plot progresses, she gains strength, humility, confidence, and peace.
5. A statement that appears to contradict itself, but upon closer examination actually makes sense.
6. A figure of speech that adds emphasis by exaggeration
7. The time and place of a story; this can include the culture, society, or historical context as well.
8. Anytime one item or character represents something else
9. A reasoning "trick" made up of faulty logic, erroneous assumptions, or irrelevant information meant to distract.
10. Two characters who are so much in contrast that they draw attention to each other's differences
11. When a story is told by the main character who is directly involved in the conflict it is considere ..... POV
12. "O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem in the style of which literary device?
13. A direct comparison using like or as.
14. Shining through the city with a little funk and soul. So I'ma light it up like dynamite.(BTS)
15. The car needs a cold shower.
16. An indirect reference to a well-known person, text, place, or event within a piece of literature
17. During a picnic, Nora noticed a buzzing bee flying past Mason's ear. Which literary device is being used in this scenario?
18. When Juno was kept eternally under the wound in his breast these words with him:'I began to give up the defeated and unable to overthrow the king of the Teucors in Italy!' These things with him.
19. Attitude of the poet towards his or her subject matter
20. The phrase 'the stars danced in the sky' is an example of .....