This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 78 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Allegory is what? A) An extended metaphor. B) A simile. C) A hyperbole. D) The main theme in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An extended metaphor. 2. Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Natalie's boots broke the silence of the city park. A full moon peeked out from behind two clouds. The shadows of the trees illuminated the snow drifts in its shimmering light. Natalie shivered as a cold gust of wind blew through her jacket. A) Imagery. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 3. Cassie poised at the end of the diving board, ready to plunge into the water. Suddenly, she was five years old again, standing on the edge of a dock and falling backward, unable to control her fall, and unable to swim. A) Foreshadowing. B) Flashback. C) Suspense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flashback. 4. A writer's or speaker's choice of words is ..... A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Diction. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diction. 5. Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization? A) Marcia was a good listener and wonderful friend. B) Marcia felt the knot in her stomach grow when she saw the number of questions on the test and she tugged her hair anxiously. C) Marcia was a nervous person. D) Marcia was an optimist who always believed the best about people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marcia felt the knot in her stomach grow when she saw the number of questions on the test and she tugged her hair anxiously. 6. Moana takes place 3, 000 years ago in the islands of Polynesia. This is the- A) Mood. B) Drama. C) Setting. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 7. The characters' view of the story A) Point of view. B) Setting. C) Perspective. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perspective. 8. What is the author's attitude called? A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Setting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 9. "How long could we allow this beast (Agustus) to gorge and guzzle, feed and feast?" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 10. ..... refers to the author's word choice. A) Connotation. B) Diction. C) Denotation. D) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diction. 11. Which literary device describes an object or action by referring to something else? A) Metaphor. B) Paradox. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 12. The thinking or logic used to make a claim in an argument. A) Refrain. B) Alliteration. C) Mood. D) Syntax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refrain. 13. What type of syllable is a STRESSED syllable? A) One pronounced slightly quieter, slightly shorter, and slightly lower. B) On pronounced louder, longer, and higher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On pronounced louder, longer, and higher. 14. Example:hiss, bang, buzz, ruff, ribit A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Oxymoron. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 15. Which literary device is used to create a pattern of similar phrases or verses? A) Repetition. B) Imagery. C) Parallel Verses. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallel Verses. 16. Old, out of use, ancient defines which term A) Foundational text. B) Allusion. C) Archaic. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archaic. 17. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell), creating a mental image for the reader. A) Logos. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 18. Which literary device is used in the expression 'raining cats and dogs'? A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idiom. 19. Which word is the verb in the sentence? The students walked down the hall. A) Students. B) Walked. C) Hall. D) Down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walked. 20. When expectation is different from reality A) Verbal Irony. B) Bitter Irony. C) Situational Irony. D) Dramatic Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Situational Irony. ← 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