This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 161 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 161 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Struggle between two opposing forces A) Nonfiction. B) Assonance. C) Exposition. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict. 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. A) Foreshadow. B) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadow. 3. Two contradictory words put together A) Oxymoron. B) Adage. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 4. Nonfiction piece of writing A) Essay. B) Biography. C) Autobiography. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essay. 5. The coward was shaking like a A) Leaf. B) Ant. C) Tiger. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leaf. 6. "Stay gold, Ponboy. Stay gold." This is an example of ..... A) Imagery. B) Hyperbole. C) Rhyme. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 7. The occurrence of the same sound in a piece of literature A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 8. A character who provides a stark contrast to another character to emphasize one of their qualities A) Foil. B) Characterization. C) Internal Conflict. D) 1st person point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foil. 9. "This promise between us is a delicate flower" is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 10. The main character Ex. Rashad and Quinn because they are the main people in the story. A) Lead actor. B) Antagonist. C) MVP. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protagonist. 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. A) Foreshadowing. B) Flashback. C) Suspense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suspense. 12. A device in literature where an object represents an idea is ..... A) A symbol. B) Foreshadowing. C) The idiom. D) A theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A symbol. 13. This type of conflict happens within a character's mind A) Internal. B) External. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal. 14. When an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in the story, it is called ..... A) Flashback. B) Foreshadowing. C) Symbolism. D) Personification. E) Imagery tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 15. I remember the burning ember of late September.Select the correct answer. A) Assonance. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assonance. 16. Something that represents an idea greater than itself A) Tone. B) Foil. C) Symbol. D) Epiphany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbol. 17. An interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence. A) Foreshadow. B) Imagery. C) Repetition. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flashback. 18. This is the subject from which the attribute is borrowed in a metaphor. A) Tenor. B) Vehicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vehicle. 19. This is a respected character that faces death by the end of the play A) Protagonist. B) Tragic hero. C) Antagonist. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragic hero. 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 ..... A) Anaphora. B) Alliteration. C) Metonymy. D) Chiasmus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphora. ← 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