Literary Devices Quiz 93 (20 MCQs)

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1. EXTRA CREDIT:which type of irony occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate

Correct Answer: B) Situational irony.

2. The wind knocked on my window.

Correct Answer: D) Personification.

3. Imagery which appeals to the sense of sight

Correct Answer: C) VIsual.

4. The main character of a literary work

Correct Answer: B) Protagonist.

5. Comparing two unlike things, usually using the word LIKE or AS

Correct Answer: B) Simile.

6. True or False:Tone is often defined as what the author feels about the subject.

Correct Answer: B) True.

7. "My granddad drives as slow as a snail" means .....

Correct Answer: B) My grandad drives very slowly.

8. A direct comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

Correct Answer: B) Simile.

9. Giant rocks ..... crouch like a sea monster

Correct Answer: A) Simile.

10. Hints an author gives about what will happen in the plot's future is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing.

11. What is the term to describe the troubles between the protagonist and antagonist?

Correct Answer: A) Main Conflict.

12. When the character faces an outside opposition.

Correct Answer: B) External Conflict.

13. A deliberate, outrageous exaggeration"I am starving""My homework takes forever"

Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole.

14. Boom, murmur, gurgle, whoosh

Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia.

15. Type or category in which a literary work belongs.

Correct Answer: B) Genre.

16. Saying "It's not the best weather today" during a hurricane

Correct Answer: A) Understatement.

17. What is the definition of purpose?

Correct Answer: C) The reason the text is written (to entertain, inform, or persuade).

18. This is the most exciting part of a story, the highest point of tension, the turning point .....

Correct Answer: D) Climax.

19. Which of the following is the best definition of antagonist?

Correct Answer: A) The main character's most opposing force in a story.

20. The idiom, "He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth" means .....

Correct Answer: A) He was born to a rich family.