Literary Devices Quiz 91 (20 MCQs)

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1. A long speech spoken by one character in front of other characters.
2. Central character in a work who moves toward a successful resolution to the conflict(s)
3. What is the term for giving person-like traits to inanimate objects?
4. A/an ..... is an idea or symbol that occurs throughout the text.
5. What is this an example of? "A boy told me if he rollerskated fast enough his loneliness couldn't catch up to him."
6. Definition-The story is about "he" or "she." This is the most common point of view in commercial fiction. The narrator is outside of the story and relating the experiences of a character. Example- "A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen. Harry Potter rolled over inside his blankets without waking up. One small hand closed on the letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he was special, not knowing he was famous ..... He couldn't know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: "To Harry Potter-the boy who lived!"
7. This refers to an implied meaning of a word apart from what it describes
8. Mood is also called .....
9. In the poem, "even and the snake" According to Jackie's interpretation of the sermon what is the reason she must attend Kingdom Hall on Sundays?
10. Simon's confrontation with the Lord of the Flies is an example of this type of conflict.
11. What is this:Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.
12. The last piece of cake was calling my name!
13. "I heard a voice like the sound of an ocean" is an example of .....
14. If you had known the virtue of the ring/ Or half her worthiness that gave the ring/ Or your own honor to contain the ring/ You would not then have parted with the ring."
15. The lesson a story teaches.
16. Which device is "comparing two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as" '?
17. A descriptive phrase or nickname
18. A comparison between two unalike things (without using like or as)
19. Which of the following is not one of the three basic stages of the hero's journey?
20. Object that represents and idea/concept