This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 124 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 124 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is used in the sentence? This test is as easy as pie. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. E) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Idiom. 2. Which literary device is used in the sentence:'The thunder roared angrily'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 3. Which of the following is used in the sentence? The beautiful blue butterfly bumped into the box. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. E) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 4. Respect or a gesture showing respect, like a bow or curtsy A) Dirge. B) Macabre. C) Rice sansae. D) Sepulcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rice sansae. 5. The underlying idea in a work of fiction is called ..... A) Symbolism. B) Theme. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 6. This is an integral part of a narrative-be it a novel, a play or a movie. It provides the main source of action in the text. It can be internal or external. When the character is struggling within his own mind it is an internal struggle while when the character is struggling with an external force which could be nature, an antagonist or the society, it is an external struggle. A) Climax. B) Contest. C) Conflict. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict. 7. Inner conflict is when: A) A PROBLEM in a character's mind like fear, worry, or division. B) When the opposite of what happened actually happens. It is a TWIST in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A PROBLEM in a character's mind like fear, worry, or division. 8. What is the purpose of irony in literature? A) To confuse the readers. B) To introduce new characters. C) To provide a detailed description. D) To create a humorous effect or emphasize something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To create a humorous effect or emphasize something. 9. " ..... the regiments of mice hummed out as softly asblown gray leaves ..... "This line best exemplifies which of the following ..... A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 10. She smiles and laughs a lot so we call her GRUMPY. A) Idioms. B) Imagery. C) Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 11. "He who questions training only trains himself at asking questions." This is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Antimetabole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antimetabole. 12. Speaker says one thing but means the opposite A) Verbal irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Situational irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal irony. 13. What does logos mean in an argument? A) The use of reason to persuade an audience. B) The use of one's own character and credibility to persuade an audience. C) The use of emotional appeals to persuade an audience. D) The use of vocabulary to persuade an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of reason to persuade an audience. 14. Which is an example of SUSPENSE? A) The end of a season finale on TV where we don't know who died and can't find out until next season. B) In Hatchet, when Brian dropped the hatchet in the lake, and we didn't know if he'd get it. C) In Hatchet, the pilot having severe chest pains and gas. D) Brian, from Hatchet, remembering what he saw his mother doing with a stranger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In Hatchet, when Brian dropped the hatchet in the lake, and we didn't know if he'd get it. 15. A reference to a person, place, thing, or idea A) Allusion. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 16. Contradictory terms appearing in conjunction such as "jumbo shrimp" A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 17. "His nose was as red as a rose" is what type of figurative language? A) Repetition. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 18. Sandra seems to be between jobs. A) Alliteration. B) Euphemism. C) Connotation. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Euphemism. 19. When you make an inference you ..... A) Use what you know and evidence from the text to make a conclusion. B) Educated guess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use what you know and evidence from the text to make a conclusion. 20. What type of figurative language is shown below:EX:The cool lake water glistened like diamonds in the sun. A) Symbolism. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. 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