This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 146 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 146 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Referring to well-known people, events, or stories in an effort to make a topic/subject more relatable/create parallels A) Antithesis. B) Parallelism. C) Allusion. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 2. THE SLICES OF THE BREAD JUMPED OUT OF THE TOASTER SUDDENLY, SCARING ME ..... A) SIMILE. B) PERSONIFICATION. C) HYPERBOLE. D) METAPHOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PERSONIFICATION. 3. Example:creamy and crunchy crackers A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 4. Which of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of TOUCH? A) Rough, sharp, slippery. B) Buzzing, gasping, barking. C) Tangled, furry, bright. D) Thunderous, whispery, muted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rough, sharp, slippery. 5. I heard the ribbit, ribbit of the frog. A) Idiom. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 6. The way in which something is said A) Symbolism. B) Repetition. C) Tone. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tone. 7. The following is an example of what type of literary device:the train eats up the miles. A) Symbolism. B) Dialect. C) Dramatic Irony. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 8. A factual, primary or less emotional description or word. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Denotative. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denotative. 9. The use of words that imitates sounds is called ..... A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Anaphora. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 10. Something that is direct, clear, and straightforward. A) Explicit. B) Implicit. C) Irony. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Explicit. 11. Giving living traits to non living things A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 12. A character who changes over the course of the plot can be described as ..... A) Static. B) Antagonist. C) Dynamic. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dynamic. 13. When what happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen A) Irony. B) Allusion. C) Foreshadowing. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 14. This type of allusion refers to an offhand allusion that is not integral to the plot. A) Self-reference. B) Casual reference. C) Single reference. D) Corrective allusion. E) Multiple references or conflation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Casual reference. 15. The definition of a metaphor is: A) When someone intentionally says the opposite of what they really mean. B) A sign or picture that represents something else, such as an idea or emotion. C) An implied comparison between two things. D) A comparison between two things using the words like or as. E) A sign or picture that represents something else, such as an idea or emotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An implied comparison between two things. 16. Which point of view only tells the reader ONE character's thoughts and emotions and the narrator is telling the story from the outside? A) 1st person. B) 3rd person limited. C) 3rd person omniscient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3rd person limited. 17. A writing technique developed to present the flow of a character's seemingly unconnected thoughts, responses, and sensations. A) Point of view. B) Stream of consciousness. C) Flashback. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stream of consciousness. 18. What do the five servants in "The Prince and the She-Devils" symbolize? A) The noble truths of Buddhism. B) The five senses. C) The elements. D) The different kinds of devils in the woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The five senses. 19. Peace and Freedom in "The Watchers" are an example of ..... A) Consonance. B) Analogy. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 20. The lights are on, but nobody is home. A) Malapropism. B) Foreshadowing. C) Hyperbole. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. ← 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