Literary Devices Quiz 160 (20 MCQs)

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1. Human qualities attributed to an animal, object, or idea.
2. Which is NOT an example of alliteration from the book?
3. Is this an example of imagery? "They ate food."
4. Part of the story in which the problem(s) is moving toward a solution and major action comes to a satisfying end (usually)
5. 'Shape poetry' is a type of poem whose visual appearance matches the topic of the poem.
6. Cra-sack! Whumph! The beam broke and fell on them.
7. What list of terms are classified as figurative language?
8. Visually descriptive figurative language
9. Character that does not change throughout the course of the story; no transformations or important life lessons
10. Language that is used to convey something that is different from the literal dictionary definition of the word
11. Topic of a haiku.
12. A phrase that means something completely different from what it sounds.
13. You scared the devil out of me. I thought I was going to die.
14. This type of figurative language is used when words imitate the actual sound(s) made by the action or event. Examples include "clang" and "whoosh."
15. To warn or indicate an event before it happens (a clue)
16. An animal, object, force of nature, or an idea is given human qualities.
17. The part of the story, usually near the beginning, in which the characters are introduced, the background is explained, and the setting is described
18. My friend Michelle says that at her school, French fries and pizza are options in the cafeteria every single day of the week (Chen).
19. When the protagonist has an epiphany.
20. The person telling the story is the .....