This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Devices > Literary Devices – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Read the quote below then choose if it is direct characterization or indirect characterization:" No wonder Johnny was hurt because his parents didn't want him." A) Direct characterization. B) Indirect characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct characterization. 2. The main character of a story A) Protagonist. B) Point of view. C) Antagonist. D) First person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protagonist. 3. Summary A) A synonym for a paraphrase. B) 5 five paragraph essay. C) A brief statement of the main points of a text. D) A paragraph that sums up any parts of the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A brief statement of the main points of a text. 4. The lazy boy's pencil yelled at him to begin working! What literary term is used in the sentence above? A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 5. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The sun smiled down on the beach'? A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 6. The use of words that imitate sounds. Examples would be hiss, buzz, swish, and crunch. A) Figurative Language. B) Dialect. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 7. When the reader can infer what a character is like through actions and dialogue A) Direct characterization. B) Indirect characterization. C) Flat character. D) Round character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect characterization. 8. Which literary device is evident in the sentence:'The classroom was a zoo during the lunch break'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 9. Carlos laughed when he thought about how scared he was in the haunted house at the carnival last year. He had no way of knowing he was about to face a fright that wasn't meant to be fun. A) Foreshadowing. B) Flashback. C) Suspense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 10. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'I posted a video about how boring and useless social media is on my Instagram.'? A) Metaphor. B) Irony. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 11. Words like "zip, " "boom, " "pow, " and "hiss" are examples of A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 12. Hinting at what is to come A) Foreshadowing. B) Irony. C) Imagery. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 13. "The rustlings of leaves gave me ease." What literary device is used? A) Allusion. B) Paradox. C) Imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 14. Which literary device attributes human qualities to non-human entities or abstract concepts? A) Paradox. B) Simile. C) Irony. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 15. A concentrated form of writing which is imaginative, emotional, and thought-provoking is called A) Suspense. B) Dialect. C) Drama. D) Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poetry. 16. Name the literary device used here:He walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. A) Personification. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Irony. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 17. Once the wind said to the sea I am sad and the sea said why ..... Name the literary device found above. A) Personification. B) Similarly. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 18. I could hear barking and meows from the back room. What is the phrase in blue? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of these. 19. "I entered the motel, I was the only customer. Just hang your coat there, " the manager said, "and let me help you with your reservation." There were no people or cars. The rain came down in buckets and I shivered.This is an example of ..... A) Simile and hyperbole. B) Metaphor and idiom. C) Personification and simile. D) Hyperbole and idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole and idiom. 20. Exaggeration used to suggest strong emotion or create a comic effect. A) Anaphora. B) Hyperbole. C) Allusion. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books