This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 170 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 170 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Break a leg! What type of figurative language is this? A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Idiom. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 2. "That dog is as friendly as a rattlesnake" is an example of A) Verbal irony. B) Pun. C) Allusion. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal irony. 3. Amy, Tiffany, and Johnny are in a heated debate during their book club meeting. They are trying to pinpoint a literary device that adds suspense and uncertainty to the novel they are discussing. Can you assist them? A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Foreshadowing. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 4. A comparison between two unlike objects without using like or as A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 5. "My baby brother is a cute little teddy bear" is an example of a ..... A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 6. The use of like or as in a comparison signals that it is a ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 7. Use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur. A) Foreshadowing. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 8. "She is as busy as a bee" is an example of ..... A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 9. Teenagers are younger than adults. A) Fact. B) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fact. 10. While it sat charging across the room, my phone was calling my name A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Symbolism. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 11. Which point of view is it when the narrator speaks directly to YOU? Seems to be a bolder approach. Lots of the pronoun YOU, YOU'RE, and YOU'LL. A) 1st person. B) 2nd person. C) 3rd person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2nd person. 12. A variety of a language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary A) Dialect. B) Allusion. C) Irony. D) Rhyme Scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialect. 13. ..... is the writer's attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience. A) Metaphor. B) Tone. C) Pun. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 14. Biography A) An account of a person's life written by that person. B) An account of a person's life written by another person. C) Fictional story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An account of a person's life written by another person. 15. Literal or primary meaning of a word. A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) Semantics. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 16. A simile uses as or like when comparing A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 17. What do you use to identify the tone of a piece of literature? A) I think about how I feel when I look at something or read something. B) I make something up. C) I look at the actions of the characters. D) I look at the author's word choice and think about why they picked those words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I look at the author's word choice and think about why they picked those words. 18. Which literary device is used to explain something unfamiliar by comparing it to something familiar? A) Allegory. B) Alliteration. C) Allusion. D) Analogy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Analogy. 19. A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally. A) Pun. B) Idiom. C) Hyperbole. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 20. The author's feelings towards the subject or topic is called the ..... A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Theme. D) None of the these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. ← 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