Literary Devices Quiz 176 (20 MCQs)

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1. I'll succumb to something that I summon soon, A solar shock of sudden sun or moon To separate semesters, I'm the same as school So search the sections, get to stepping fool
2. If you reopen that discussion, you will just be reopening "Pandora's Box!" This is:
3. The baby splish-splashes in the water.
4. This is an example of what kind of literary device:"Whoa! Hold your horses."
5. "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong." is an example of .....
6. "The streetlight was my security guard. "
7. What is the poetic device use in the word "he" in "like a thunderbolt he falls" in the poem 'The Eagle'
8. The repetition of the same beginning sound in 2 or more words
9. Which poem as a simple syllable pattern to set a rhythm?
10. A stop or a pause in a line of poetry-usually caused by punctuation.
11. Eerie elephants elevated their feet during their pedicure.
12. Uses words or phrases with similar structure to create symmetry and balance in writing.
13. An expression with a figurative or metaphorical meaning that differs from its literal meaning
14. What story is this from? "You fancy me mad. Madmen know nothing."
15. Which definition is correct for the following term:Situational Irony
16. The yellow and orange leaves almost twinkled in the wind as the smell of fall drifted easily down the dry dirt trail.
17. To make a situation seem less important or less severe
18. The methods the author uses to present the personality of a character
19. Character that displays multiple character traits; complex character; a character that the audience knows a lot about; relatable character
20. A figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human.