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Literary Devices Quiz 184 (20 MCQs)

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1. I'm afraid to tell Dad that I dented the car. He's likely to blow his top when he hears the news.
2. Imagine a scenario where Khansa, Jericho, and Vivian are in a book club discussing various literary techniques. Khansa says, 'Irony is a type of metal used in literature.' Vivian chuckles and says, 'No, Khansa, that's not right!' What is the correct definition of irony in literature that Vivian could tell Khansa?
3. Identify the literary device:"The house shuddered, oak bone on bone, its bared skeleton cringing"
4. EXAMPLE:The colorful, blooming flowers of spring are nature's grandest artwork.
5. The difference between what appears to be real and what is actually real.
6. What are the fears and insecurities that a protagonist has to overcome in order to get what they want called?
7. Whether the author writes formally, informally, in slang, etc is considered diction.
8. The use of clues by the author to prepare readers and build suspense by providing hints of what is to come
9. How is the characterization of the antagonist in Illegal?
10. The most exciting part of the story is called the ..... The height of tension or emotion/action.
11. The theme of a story is the .....
12. "It was quiet except for the sound of our feet on the cement and the dry, scraping sound of leaves blowing across the street." Which figurative language device is being used here?
13. Which is an example of hyperbole?
14. To prevent from succeeding.
15. "I kept a cherry bomb [firework] and a locked diary in the closet under the back steps where Bea wouldn't try to find them."
16. "The black cat, a common symbol for bad luck, crossed their path." This sentence uses .....
17. The horrid odor of rotten fish filled the house.
18. On the Fourth of July, the air is filled with bangs and booms of fireworks. The sentence above contains an example of
19. How is the characterization of the protagonist in Illegal?
20. The emotional or cultural associations that a word carries beyond its literal meaning. They can be positive, negative, or neutral.
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