Literary Devices Quiz 74 (20 MCQs)

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1. One fine summer day, Grasshopper was hopping about in the field. As he chirped and danced, he spied Ant carrying a big kernel of corn to his nest. Grasshopper watched as Ant came back, lifted another kernel, then carried it to the nest as well. This happened repeatedly. Finally, Grasshopper asked, "Ant, why do you work so hard on such a lovely day?""Soon it will be winter, " replied Ant. "I'm gathering food for my family. I suggest you do thesame!""Why bother about winter?" asked Grasshopper. "There's plenty of food in the fields now!"Ant remembered last winter and how deep snow had covered everything. There had been no way to get out of his anthill, let alone try to find food! Now, an even worse winter was predicted. "You'll feel differently when the big snow comes!" said Ant, as he shook his head and walked away.When winter came, Grasshopper had no food. The fields were covered with deep snow. Grasshopper was very hungry and sad, knowing that Ant had food enough because he had worked hard to prepare in advance. In this fable, the author uses flashback to have .....
2. A LITERARY DEVICE THAT REFLECTS THE WRITER'S ATTITUDE TOWARD THE SUBJECT MATTER OR AUDIENCE OF A LITERARY WORK
3. The stars danced in the sky.
4. When a more mild or indirect word or expression is used in place of another word or phrase that is considered harsh, blunt, vulgar, or unpleasant.
5. What is extreme exaggeration?
6. There are ..... metrical feet in a verse of Dactylic Hexameter.
7. As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. What is being personified?
8. An object that has human/animal abilities
9. "Now I'm Four Five Seconds from wildin' And we got three more days 'til Friday." Is an example of .....
10. "Lightening" danced across the sky" is an example of what?
11. And it got her on her knees like religion
12. A figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis
13. Which of the following is an example of imagery?
14. I am the comparison of two different things. Doesn't use like or as.
15. A generalization made about a character to depict a manner that is familiar to all.
16. Science Fiction
17. "Old news" is an example of .....
18. Hyperbole is an example of
19. The practice of investing things with arbitrary meaning
20. What literary device is present below? Benji steeped his tea in a mug.