Literary Devices Quiz 151 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which is a synonym for narrative?
2. What is the tone in a literary work?
3. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The author's choice of words creates a somber tone.'?
4. Lord Voldemort embodies all that is cruel, malicious, and evil, while Dumbledore contrasts Voldy by being kind-hearted and represents good. They are pretty much equal in terms of power, but Lord Voldemort and Dumbledore are ..... ?
5. Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.
6. PLOT STRUCTURE (exposition, rising action, climax, etc.) is a .....
7. "New York City is the city that never sleeps" is an example of:
8. Vantage point from which a story is
9. Definition-It is an often-humorous way of poking fun at the powers that be. Sometimes, it is created with the goal to drive social change. It is both a genre and a literary device that holds human nature up to criticism and scorn. It is often political in focus but does not have to be. In literature, writers use irony, humor, and exaggeration to create successful ..... George Orwell's famous 1945 novel Animal Farm is a good example of this.
10. How does Scrooge feel seeing the Christmas party of his former master, Fezziwig?
11. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary
12. The main characterEx. Jimmy Valentine
13. An exaggerated way of saying something
14. Warning of future events in the story
15. Which detail from the lyrics below contains alliteration? Now an animal's life cycle is sort of the same, Here's an example of a mammal-hmm, let me explain.Take a puppy that's inside of its mom, It's born with its eyes shut-it doesn't know what's going on.
16. The writer's attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work. / La actitud del escritor hacia el tema o la audiencia de una obra literaria.
17. Which of these needs to be capitalized?
18. Which of the following is used in the sentence? My dad is a roaring lion.
19. "A short, pudgy boy fidgeted, looking at Thomas with wide eyes""A thick, heavily-muscled Asian kid folded his arms as he studied Thomas, his tight shirtsleeves rolled up to show his biceps"
20. The writer can use an object, a word, an action, or a character to suggest or mean something.