Literary Devices Quiz 17 (20 MCQs)

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1. A sudden perception (moment of understanding)that causes a character to change or act in acertain way
2. Creating a sound through a word
3. Devices that authors use to enhance their literary work are called
4. What type of characterization describes the character through their physical description, line of work, or passions and pursuits.
5. A literary tactic of diverting attention away from an item or person of significance
6. Characterization:element or technique?
7. There is a real love hate relationship developing between the two of them.
8. The distinctive words and way a character speaks is called .....
9. Examples of ..... are:family, love, hard work pays off, never give up, perseverance, friendship
10. Literature in which human errors or problemsappear funny-these stories end on a happynote
11. Infer means to do what?
12. I feel something so right Doing the wrong thing And I feel something so wrong Doing the right thing I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie Everything that kills me makes me feel alive(One Republic)
13. "They surged about her, caught her up and bore her, protesting, and then pleading, and then crying, back into a tunnel, a room, a closet, where they slammed and locked the door. " is an example of
14. What are the odds the gods would put us all in one spot
15. An exaggeration not intended to be taken at a literal level
16. When you give human characteristics to animals or objects
17. Identify a more vivid way to write the verb in the following sentence:The hungry student ate his lunch in 10 seconds because he was starving.
18. The main sequence of events.
19. What is the type of conflict in the story below?Billy must teach the computer to play itself at tic-tac-toe to see that there is no possible way to win and the only victory is to not play so it disables the missiles and "doesn't play"
20. The challenges that occur in a story such as man vs. society, or himself.