This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 103 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 103 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Using something to represent something else A) Foil. B) Irony. C) Symbolism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbolism. 2. "It takes a million years graduate from school" is an example of: A) Hyperbole. B) Exaggeration. C) Overstatement. D) Mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 3. This is a literary technique used in novels, plays and movies and even poems to place two ideas, characters, places or actions side by side so that the qualities of the proposed idea, protagonist, setting or action are placed in favor of the reader/audience. It is a common technique used by writers to persuade their audiences to agree with their perspectives by allowing them to compare and contrast. A) Parallelism. B) Juxtaposition. C) Metaphor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juxtaposition. 4. Writers use similes and metaphors to ..... A) Contrast. B) Exaggerate. C) Compare. D) Argue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compare. 5. Find the simple predicate in the following sentence:The wacky platypus wanted more Cracker Jacks. A) Wacky. B) Platypus. C) Wanted. D) Jacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wanted. 6. All of the events after the climax. The tensionof the story comes down. A) Conflict. B) Falling action. C) Rising action. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falling action. 7. This character is central to the story. The plot revolves around him or her. A) Dynamic character. B) Static character. C) Protagonist. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protagonist. 8. A comparison of two unrelated things not using like or as A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 9. Spot the onomatopoeia in the following sentence:The fire crackled and popped as it burned in the fireplace. A) Shouted and whispered. B) Sizzled and fizzed. C) Crackled and popped. D) Whispered and murmured. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crackled and popped. 10. Knowledgeable, well-read. A) Neutral. B) Triples. C) Flattery. D) Informed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Informed. 11. What does verify mean? A) Something is true. B) Something is false. C) Something can be proven. D) Something cannot be proven. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something can be proven. 12. You know you have to get to class on time, but you decide to stop off at HiLife for some Hot Cheetos. You can't help it! You love Hot Cheetos but now you have a citation for being late to class.What is the point of view? A) First person. B) Second person. C) Third person limited. D) Third person objective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second person. 13. "After they finished dinner." A) Complete sentence. B) Run-on sentence. C) Sentence fragment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence fragment. 14. Represents warmth, rescue, hope, and comfort A) Ralph. B) The hunters' dance. C) The fire on the top of the mountain. D) The beast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fire on the top of the mountain. 15. I feel glorious, gloriousGot a chance to start againI was born for this, born for thisIt's who I am, how could I forget?-Macklemore, "Glorious" A) Repetition. B) Imagery. C) Rhyme. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 16. I had to wait in line for a year to pay for my groceries. A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 17. What is the setting of the story in the book Illegal? A) Person VS Person. B) The story happens at midnight. The place of the story is the ocean. The characters are in a dangerous circumstance because they could get lost in the sea and the boat could sink. The weather is very cold. C) The story happens in the morning. The place of the story is the ocean. The characters are in a vacation trip. The weather is very warm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The story happens at midnight. The place of the story is the ocean. The characters are in a dangerous circumstance because they could get lost in the sea and the boat could sink. The weather is very cold. 18. How is the character's traits revealed? Marcy sat in class, drumming her fingers on her desk. Thinking back to that morning, she felt remorse over the way she had talked to her mom. A) Actions. B) Thoughts. C) Statements. D) Interactions with other characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thoughts. 19. A story that could have happened, but didn't A) Historical fiction. B) Science fiction. C) Fantasy. D) Realistic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Realistic fiction. 20. She is walking on eggshells means ..... A) She is learning how to walk. B) She is in the chicken coop. C) She is trying not to upset anyone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is trying not to upset anyone. ← 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