Literary Devices Quiz 80 (20 MCQs)

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1. Only one of my three dogs, my beagle Neptune, really ..... the beach.
2. What is the literary device that hints to the reader about something that will happen later in the story?
3. A figure of speech that suggests a non literal similarity. The comparison of one thing to another without using the words "like" or "as"
4. Watching this show is like watching grass grow.
5. The events that happen after the climax that lead to the resolution of the story
6. A writer describes the smell of a forest fire. Which of the following would be a good sensory detail to include?
7. TRUE or FALSE. The setting can change throughout the story.
8. What literary device is present in the following quote? "I drink, " he said, "to the dead that repose around us." "And I drink to your long life."
9. Situation:Merrick describes his mother as a kind person (page 16) but this mother gave Merrick away to Silcock and did not bother about him after that.
10. The setting of a story can:
11. The conflict is between two characters
12. When one character has a conflict within himself, such as morals, ethics, decisions, or even against his own characteristics.
13. A strong pause within a line of verse
14. Where the conflict is fully resolved
15. The smoky scent of a campfire hung in the air, evoking memories of nights spent under the stars.
16. A dove might represent love, and a raven might represent death.
17. In indirect characterization .....
18. A character that does not change
19. What literary device is used here? "You don't have the balls!"
20. A type of figurative language that compares two things (nouns) using like or as such as "She is as pretty as an angel" .