Literary Devices Quiz 161 (20 MCQs)

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1. Struggle between two opposing forces
2. Lightening streaked across the greenish-black sky yet, the air was oddly still. When the warning siren shrieked, the family knew that they should head for the storm cellar.
3. Two contradictory words put together
4. Nonfiction piece of writing
5. The coward was shaking like a
6. "Stay gold, Ponboy. Stay gold." This is an example of .....
7. The occurrence of the same sound in a piece of literature
8. A character who provides a stark contrast to another character to emphasize one of their qualities
9. "This promise between us is a delicate flower" is an example of .....
10. The main character Ex. Rashad and Quinn because they are the main people in the story.
11. Suddenly, Timothy noticed that all the birds had stopped singing. The air was very still, and not a single branch moved on a single tree. He looked up at the sky. In the distance, he saw a funnel cloud forming. He thought he might have about ten minutes to get home before getting caught in the tornado. He began to run, his feet pounding on the pavement. He could hear the wind begin to howl behind him. Finally, he dove through the front door of his house and tumbled down the stairs.
12. A device in literature where an object represents an idea is .....
13. This type of conflict happens within a character's mind
14. When an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story, it is called .....
15. I remember the burning ember of late September.Select the correct answer.
16. Something that represents an idea greater than itself
17. An interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence.
18. This is the subject from which the attribute is borrowed in a metaphor.
19. This is a respected character that faces death by the end of the play
20. Let it go, let it go, can't hold it back anymore. Let it go, let it go, turn away and slam the door .....