Literary Devices Quiz 163 (20 MCQs)

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1. A character that does change by the end of the story is a ..... character.
2. At the end of the story, Roger wishes he could say more than "Thank you, ma'm" but he doesn't. What is the reason he couldn't do so?
3. "With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, " is an example of
4. What is an autobiography?
5. Vantage point from which the story is told
6. A loud crunch sounded when I bit into my taco.
7. A moment of sudden realization or insight.
8. Definition-gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings. Example-The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
9. "The road was an aisle of brilliant velvet dust."
10. Which is not an example of alliteration?
11. An inference uses clues provided by the author to figure things out
12. Nothing happened the first three innings. Well, things happened but not in my little part of the softball field. I started daydreaming. The next thing I knew, I heard the sound of a ball whizzing through the air. I put up my glove to protect my head, and an amazing thing happened. I caught the ball in my glove! Not only did I catch the ball, but I helped my team to win.
13. Words and expressions not intended to be interpreted in the literal sense; use imagination and comparison.
14. What is the significance of Santiago's recurring dream in The Alchemist?
15. Joey sat still, his heart beating fast. It made a 'thump, thump, thump' noise in his chest.
16. ADAM ATE APPLES is an example of:
17. Repeated words, phrases, or actions
18. The emotional and/or figurative meaning of a word
19. The car horns sang out in the morning traffic.
20. "Vivian didn't care that she had hurt my feelings" is an example of