This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 116 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 116 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A person or entity who takes part in the action of the story or otherliterary work. A) Narrator. B) Character. C) Exposition. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Character. 2. Which is an example of 1st person narration? A) Susie poked Julia in the eye and laughed. B) I poked him in the eye and laughed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I poked him in the eye and laughed. 3. Method of persuasion that appeals to EMOTIONS and FEELINGS. A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 4. A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group. A) Apostrophe. B) Genre. C) Connotation. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialect. 5. External struggle between a character and an element of nature;may struggle with an animal, land or weather A) Man vs. Man. B) Man vs. Nature. C) Man vs. Society. D) Man vs. Himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Man vs. Nature. 6. The example highlighted below is an example of? My Aunt Sherry is so tight with her money, that everyone in the family calls her Scrooge. A) Narrative. B) Personification. C) Assonance. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 7. Phrases that are used over and over again and do not really mean anything A) Triples. B) Cliches. C) Sarcasm. D) Help me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cliches. 8. Placing two elements close together or side by side. This is often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, etc. A) Parallelism. B) Antithesis. C) Juxtaposition. D) Propositioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juxtaposition. 9. When the author depicts events to the reader which have taken place prior to the present timeline the narration is following. A) Flashback. B) Allusion. C) Reflection. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 10. "2020 was like a horror movie" is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 11. Which of the following is an example of personification?a) The sun smiled at us.b) She is as cunning as a fox.c) He is a night owl.d) Life is a roller coaster. A) The sun smiled at us. B) She is as cunning as a fox. C) He is a night owl. D) Life is a roller coaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun smiled at us. 12. A long speech said by one character. A) Monologue. B) Aside. C) Foil. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monologue. 13. "like" or "as" A) Comparison. B) Contrast. C) Cause and Effect. D) Question-Rhetorical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparison. 14. Example:I awoke to the smell of burnt coffee and could hear bacon sizzling and snapping in the frying pan. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 15. "Mr. Winstanley is the best teacher in the world!"is an example of ..... ? A) Vanity. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 16. If you, the reader, know that Sophie's friends are acting strange because they are throwing a surprise party for her, but Sophie does not know this, you are feeling suspense due to A) Stress from school. B) Situational irony. C) Dramatic irony. D) Situation ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic irony. 17. Choose the correct sentence that uses a simile to compare. A) She is a rose for she is beautiful and delicate. B) She is like a rose for she is beautiful and delicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is like a rose for she is beautiful and delicate. 18. (of a person's thoughts or mind) briefly and suddenly recall a previous time or incident. A) Flashback. B) Flashforward. C) Foreshadowing. D) Parallel plot structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. 19. The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work A) Theme. B) Tone. C) Main idea. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 20. What literary device is used in the sentence 'The stars winked in the night sky'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. ← 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