Literary Devices Quiz 81 (20 MCQs)

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1. Poetry without a regular pattern of meter or rhyme
2. The contrast between what is said and what is meant is called
3. Hint of events that will come later in the story
4. Two unlike things compared using "like" or "as", implying one similar quality.
5. The writer's attitude toward his or her subject
6. The tangy vinegar added a zing to the salad, enhancing its flavors.
7. "The Monkey Paw" by W. W. Jacobs Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle. At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the same moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door. The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended ..... Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of sound.
8. "I try to be the raft that helps carry them over life's rough rivers" -"David's Old Soul" "I try to be the raft" is an example of:
9. Which is an example of MAN VS. NATURE?
10. Looking out the window, I recall the bitter sweet memories we had.
11. The emotional atmosphere of a story and the voice of the narrator are the .....
12. Why did the seventh man and K. decide to go to the beach in the midst of the typhoon?
13. The story of one's life told by another
14. This is where and when the story takes place
15. "BOOM BOOM BOOM."
16. Which Literary Device is in the following sentence:While I was Trick or Treating, the snickers bar was calling my name.
17. The problem in the story, between the main character and someone/something else or the main character and themself
18. In the movie 'Monsters Inc.', the monsters are supposed to scare the children, but the monsters are usually the ones scared of the children instead. This is an example of;
19. Which of the following words is defined as "an object, person, situation, or action that means something more than what it suggests on the surface" ?
20. Scott has always hated school. He never felt appreciated and rarely did homework. He realized, by the end of his junior year, that learning was both exciting and important.