This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 101 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 101 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of figurative language compares two unlike things by saying something is something its not? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 2. A brief reference to a famous historical figure or event, like from a movie or a book. A) Alliteration. B) Theme. C) Simile. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 3. What is the difference between alliteration and consonance? A) Alliteration repeats initial consonant sounds, while consonance repeats any consonant sounds. B) Alliteration occurs at the beginning of words, while consonance can occur at any part of words. C) Alliteration repeats the same consonant sound, while consonance repeats different consonant sounds. D) Alliteration is a figure of speech, while consonance is a literary device. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration occurs at the beginning of words, while consonance can occur at any part of words. 4. He's pushing up daisies. A) Metaphor. B) Euphemism. C) Paradox. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 5. "You're praying that someone would stop the flow." -This is an example of ..... A) Assonance. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 6. Saying one thing but meaning another A) Verbal irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Tragic irony. D) Situational irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal irony. 7. What is the term for a mocking, often harsh or satirical remark, intended to wound or harm? A) Sarcasm. B) Satire. C) Simile. D) Stream of consciousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarcasm. 8. "I think my dog's brain is the size of a pea" is an example of a(n) A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 9. Identify the literary device in the sentence:'I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!' A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 10. The following is an example of which literary device:The candle danced slowly in the dark! A) Homophone. B) Irony. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 11. My house was hot as 10, 000 suns! A) Hyperbole. B) Not a hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 12. Alejandro and Acxel are discussing literature. Alejandro says that symbolism is comparing two unlike things directly, without using a specific word of comparison. Acxel, on the other hand, believes that symbolism is when people, places, or events have meaning in themselves but also stand for something beyond themselves. Who is correct? A) Alejandro's definition of symbolism. B) Acxel's definition of symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acxel's definition of symbolism. 13. Fill in the blank with the best example of alliteration:The art gallery displayed hundreds of ..... and ..... A) Books, pots and pans. B) Pots, pans and cups. C) Precious pictures and paintings. D) Prints, cups and pans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precious pictures and paintings. 14. The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work A) Theme. B) Conceit. C) Anaphora. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 15. Is the following a simile or not?Roman is as strong as an ox. A) Simile. B) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 16. Occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not A) Irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Foreshadowing. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic irony. 17. Which one is the correct example of the Repetition? A) The beacons of moonlight bathed the room in ethereal light. B) "The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.". C) The president said, "Work, work, and work, " are the keys to success. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The president said, "Work, work, and work, " are the keys to success. 18. "A few blocks away, inside St. Joseph's Church, Gerald Coleman lay surrounded by splintered boards. When he looked up, he could see the sky. The tall roof, shaped like an upside-down V, was gone. The church's arched windows gaped glassless. Unseen by Gerald, his friend Leo-the other alter boy-was trapped beneath a large wooden beam. Gerald scramble through a hole in the wall and ran for home" (61).Blizzard of Glass:The Halifax Explosion of 1917 by Sally Walker New York:Scholastic, 2013 A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 19. Man vs. society can be described as ..... A) A character rebels against society or governing bodies. B) A character removes themself from society. C) A character tries to fight their fate. D) A character faces an unseen or unknown force. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A character rebels against society or governing bodies. 20. The scarlet letter worn by the main character in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne A) Situational Irony. B) Personification. C) Symbolism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Literary Devices Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books