This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 89 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 89 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sentence conveys a strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark. A) Imperative. B) Exclamatory. C) Declarative. D) Interrogative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exclamatory. 2. An alliteration is A) Someone who can read. B) The repetition of words. C) When someone is illiterate. D) The repetition of initial consonant sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The repetition of initial consonant sounds. 3. One effect or purpose of foreshadowing is to ..... A) Trick the reader. B) Add depth to characters. C) Build suspense. D) Give factual information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Build suspense. 4. This part of speech give human characteristic to non human entities. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 5. The night wind rippled across my skin. A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. C) Similarly. D) Sensory Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory Language. 6. In the guest register, Billy finds only two names. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which literary device is used in the following sentence:'I've told you a million times!'? A) Hyperbole. B) Irony. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 8. How are the characters in the story controlled or manipulated? A) Through the use of ancient puppetry techniques. B) By external forces represented by the marionettes. C) Through their interactions with the marionettes. D) Through their own desires and actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By external forces represented by the marionettes. 9. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the air.'? A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 10. This is the writer's attitude toward his or her audience and subject. A) Mood. B) Connotation. C) Denotation. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 11. The color blue represents peacefulness and calm. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Imagery. C) Symbolism. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 12. The point of a plot that serves as a "turning point" -the most exciting part of the story. A) Rising action. B) Falling action. C) Climax. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 13. The use of humor, irony, or wit to make a point A) Satire. B) Rhetorical questions. C) Imagery. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satire. 14. Love is a thrill ride. This sentence uses: A) Juxtaposition. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 15. An outcome in a story where good is rewarded, and evil is punished A) Pun. B) Poetic justice. C) Portmanteau word. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetic justice. 16. What is the predominant sensory impression in the poem? A) Sight. B) Smell. C) Sound. D) Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sight. 17. "This is Bobby's Best Bet" What literary device can you spot here? A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 18. The shy little girl was as timid as a rabbit when strangers were present. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. What literary device is used in the sentence 'The sun greeted the morning with a warm smile'? A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 20. A kingdom of isolation and it looks like I'm the queen A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Repetition. E) Alliteration . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. ← 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