This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 19 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the Simile:As flat as a ..... A) Cake. B) Tree. C) Pancake. D) Muffin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pancake. 2. What is the term for a universal idea that is explored in a story? A) Theme. B) Point Of View. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 3. During a storytelling session, Adrian described, "The wind was an angry witch, howling across the night sky." This is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 4. What literary element is defined as the central idea or message of a story? A) Theme. B) Symbolism. C) Tone. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 5. I sing of arms and a man A) Chiasmus. B) Metonymy. C) Synchesis. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metonymy. 6. A hyperbole is a ..... A) A direct comparison. B) An extreme exaggeration. C) The dictionary definition of a word. D) The main topic of a text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An extreme exaggeration. 7. The part suggests the whole (roof for house) A) Synecdoche. B) Metonymy. C) Metaphor. D) Synchysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synecdoche. 8. A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film. "You're crazy!" I yelled. "Then Steve Leopard dies." he said simply. A) Dialogue. B) Alliteration. C) Allegory. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialogue. 9. What is a short and interesting story or amusing event used to support or demonstrate a point? A) Allegory. B) Alliteration. C) Allusion. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anecdote. 10. A message about life or human nature A) Allusion. B) Resolution. C) Symbolism. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theme. 11. When writing an essay the first sentence should be A) Broadly based on the topic. B) The thesis. C) The title and author. D) Specifically based on the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broadly based on the topic. 12. "Whatever is fickle, freckled" is an example of what? A) Alliteration. B) Rhyme. C) Onomatopoeia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 13. Which is parallelism? A) That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. B) Blue eyed people are the only ones who will pass this class. C) All sports car drivers are aggressive. D) Spiderman vs. Venom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. 14. What is it called when the opposite happens from what you expect. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. E) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Irony. 15. Whether you are starting or continuing on the academic road to success, there are a series of markers that will help keep you on the path. First, believe in yourself self, others, and in the process of life. Everyone is here for a purpose. Second, keep an open mind. Be aware of what is working and what is not. Third know when you need help and be willing to ask for it. Fourth, remember who you are and why you here. Remind yourself what you want to accomplish. Finally, remember that storms never last.What is the tone of the passage? A) Indifferent. B) Bitter. C) Confident. D) Doubting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confident. 16. A direct comparison between two unlike things; saying one thing is another. A) Irony. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 17. Which of the following is NOT an idiom? A) She spilled the beans. B) A piece of cake. C) A picture paints a thousand words. D) It is what it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is what it is. 18. The literary device, Characterization, means ..... A) The process of creating a character in a story. B) The use of symbols to represent ideas. C) The use of words to create a mental image. D) The use of suspense to keep the reader interested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of creating a character in a story. 19. What is the main problem of the story called? A) Point of view. B) Conflict. C) Tone. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 20. Alliteration refers to: A) The repetition of similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words. B) The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. C) The use of words that evoke feeling. D) The repetition of vowel sounds within words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The repetition of similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words. ← 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