This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 77 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 77 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the major idea of the story or poem? A) Main idea. B) Scheme. C) Theme. D) Point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 2. When the reader knows something that one or more characters does not know A) Dramatic irony. B) Situational irony. C) Verbal irony. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dramatic irony. 3. I felt the cold and sticky slime all over my fingers. A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 4. What is a comparison NOT using "like" or "as" ? A) Euphemism. B) Anaphora. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 5. In literature, when something has both a literal and figurative meaning that stands for or suggests something else beyond literal meaning, this is: A) Singular. B) Synonym. C) Simile. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbol. 6. DEFINITION:What is a metaphor? A) Language that compares two things NOT using like or as. B) Language that gives human qualities to non-human things. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language that compares two things NOT using like or as. 7. What does implicit mean? A) Implicit is an implied meaning that is not plainly stated. B) Implicit is a play on multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings. C) Implicit is the use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions. Ex:The room smelled of family and home. D) A meaning suggested by a word or Implcit is an expression in addition to its exact meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implicit is an implied meaning that is not plainly stated. 8. The author's attitude towards the subject or events A) Tone. B) Setting. C) Foreshadowing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 9. He's a real Einstein.This is an example of ..... A) Allusion. B) Anaphora. C) Oxymoron. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 10. During a debate, Acxel said that he could eat a thousand pizzas in one sitting. What figure of speech is Acxel using? A) Acxel is using imagery. B) Acxel is using hyperbole for emphasis or dramatic effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acxel is using hyperbole for emphasis or dramatic effect. 11. A metaphor is ..... comparison between two things that are alike. A) An indirect. B) A direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An indirect. 12. Events and conflicts that drive the plot forward A) Exposition. B) Rising action. C) Climax. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising action. 13. Time and place of the story A) Flashback. B) Setting. C) Foreshadowing. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 14. Which word means: "Loud noise or shouting" A) Deliberate. B) Muted. C) Enthralled. D) Clamor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clamor. 15. Read the sentence and identify the literary device that is used in it. Then, choose the correct answer: "The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward." A) Simile. B) Imagery. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 16. They're some creeps who I wouldn't meet if you paid me a heap of cash! A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Irony. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assonance. 17. What is pedantic? A) A term used to describe writing that is concise and to the point. B) A term used to describe writing that is elaborate and detailed. C) A term used to describe writing that is bordering on lecturing. D) A term used to describe writing that is light-hearted and humorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A term used to describe writing that is elaborate and detailed. 18. Hinting at something that will happen later in the story. A) Motif. B) Foreshadowing. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 19. All words have a connotation and a denotation. If you look up the word 'snake' in the dictionary, it would define a reptile. If you called someone 'snake', it would be an example of a A) Positive connotation. B) Denotation. C) Negative connotation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative connotation. 20. A new iPhone costs an arm and a leg. A) Idiom. B) Imagery. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. ← 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