This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 228 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 228 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:Symbols can only have one meaning. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. What is the purpose of using symbolism in literature? A) The purpose of using symbolism in literature is to convey deeper meanings and emotions. B) The purpose of using symbolism in literature is to confuse readers. C) The purpose of using symbolism in literature is to make the story more boring. D) The purpose of using symbolism in literature is to distract readers from the main plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The purpose of using symbolism in literature is to convey deeper meanings and emotions. 3. What is the purpose of using text evidence in analyzing a text, and how does it support the understanding of literary elements and themes? A) Text evidence is used to confuse readers. B) Text evidence is employed to make the story longer. C) Text evidence helps readers visualize the characters. D) Text evidence helps support inferences and conclusions about the text. . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Text evidence helps support inferences and conclusions about the text. . 4. When an author says one thing and means something else (sarcasm) A) Verbal irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Situational irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal irony. 5. An expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning of the words (figure of speech) A) Juxtaposition. B) Idiom. C) Hyperbole. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 6. Which of the following answers is a correct example of Setting in "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata? A) A convenience store in Tokyo. B) A convenience store in New York. C) A convenience store in London. D) A convenience store in Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A convenience store in Tokyo. 7. Which is an example of INTERNAL CONFLICT? A) The majority of Hatchet takes place in the Canadian wilderness in summer. B) Margot (from All Summer in a Day) or Little Red Riding Hood. C) The wolf to Little Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs. D) Brian's decision of whether or not to tell his parents what he knows. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brian's decision of whether or not to tell his parents what he knows. 8. Is a stanza an object given human qualities? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 9. Portmanteau word A) A comparison using like or as. B) A humorous use of a word or phrase that has more than one meaning. C) Two real words are combined, but some letters deleted, in order to form a new word (fog+smoke=smog). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two real words are combined, but some letters deleted, in order to form a new word (fog+smoke=smog). 10. When the character battles a natural disaster such as a tornado or earthquake A) Person v. person. B) Person v. self. C) Person v. nature. D) Person v. society. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person v. nature. 11. As informal expression that is more often used in casual conversation than in formal speech or writing is referred to as a/an A) Paradox. B) Allegory. C) Metaphor. D) Colloquialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colloquialism. 12. The author's development of a character is called ..... A) Exposition. B) Setting. C) Characterization. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characterization. 13. Ille dies primus leti primusque malorumcausa fuit; neque enim specie famave moveturnec iam furtivum Dido meditatur amorem:coniugium vocat, hoc praetexit nomine culpam. What literary device is found in the bolded line? A) Transferred epithet. B) Personification. C) Chiasmus. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chiasmus. 14. Can we pretend that airplaines in the night sky are like shooting stars A) Hyperbole. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 15. The attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audience, revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization A) Tone. B) Synonym. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 16. Which of these sentences from the passage is a simile? A) "The class was gathered around Lauren's desk before the morning bell.". B) "Nell took a sketchbook out of her bag.". C) "Lauren couldn't believe what she saw.". D) "Lauren felt like she had been hit by a truck.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Lauren felt like she had been hit by a truck.". 17. ..... are structures, usually a word or phrases, in literary texts that writers employ to achieve not merely artistic ends but also readers a greater understanding and appreciation of their literary works. Examples are:metaphor, simile, alliteration, hyperbole, allegory etc. A) Literary Elements. B) Literary Techniques. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literary Techniques. 18. This occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not A) Flashback. B) Aside. C) Dramatic irony. D) Epilogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic irony. 19. Which type of irony occurs when a person says one thing but means something else? A) Situational irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Verbal irony. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbal irony. 20. Consider a novel where the author uses detailed descriptions and expressive language to paint a picture in the reader's mind. This technique often engages all senses to create a vivid mental image. What is this technique called? A) Metaphor. B) Imagery. C) Symbol. D) Suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. ← 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