This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 245 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 245 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 1st person point of view (POV) is ..... A) When the reader knows something crucial that the characters do not; often leads to a surprising twist. B) When the actual (plot) outcome is the opposite of the expected outcome. C) When the narrator is not involved in the story; tells the story from outside of the story. D) When the narrator is involved in the story and uses pronouns such as "I" and "me" and "we" and "my.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the narrator is involved in the story and uses pronouns such as "I" and "me" and "we" and "my.". 2. A person who writes plays and dramas. A) Cast. B) Director. C) Playwright. D) Script. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playwright. 3. Deliberate and sometimes excessive exaggeration. A) Personification. B) Satire. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 4. The firehouse burned down last night is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Irony. C) Allusion. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 5. Choose the correct term for the following definition:occurs when we say one thing and mean something else. A) Verbal Irony. B) Dramatic Irony. C) Situational Irony. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal Irony. 6. Which of the following traits does Benvolio have that makes him a dramatic foil for Romeo? A) Impulsive. B) Cautious. C) Loyal. D) Bawdy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cautious. 7. Is this alliteration?I like to take a walk on the beach. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 8. A revealing manner in which a character speaks. Used to express differences in educational, class, social and regional backgrounds of characters. A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Foreshadowing. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialect. 9. Read the following sentences from the passage."Lauren smiled and flipped through her sketchbook. She was eating this up."What does eating up mean? A) Enjoying herself. B) Having a snack. C) Growing bored. D) Feeling nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enjoying herself. 10. A comparison that does not use like or as; a figure of speech involving an implied comparison. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Juxtaposition. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 11. I heard his footsteps, "tok! tok! tok! A) Ellipsis. B) Hyperbole. C) Oxymoron. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 12. Who are static characters? A) Characters do not change. B) Characters that undergo development. C) The bad guys in a story. D) The good guys in a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characters do not change. 13. The boat waded through the calm still waves A) Similarly. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 14. Definition of Metonymy A) The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant. B) I DON'T KNOW. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant. 15. There were always clouds in that dingy little valley. It rained. It always rained. A) Understatement. B) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 16. GenreThe categories into which texts are grouped. The term has a complex history within literary theory and is often used to distinguish texts on the basis of their subject matter (detective fiction, romance, science fiction, fantasy fiction), form and structure (poetry, novels, short stories). A) Author. B) Text. C) Context. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Text. 17. When a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story in order to build suspense A) Foreshadowing. B) Emotional appeal. C) Cause and effect. D) Exaggeration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 18. A typical character, action, or situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature. They are often found in myths, literature, and folklore. A) Motif. B) Personification. C) Logos. D) Archetype. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archetype. 19. The camera loves her since she is so pretty. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 20. The dictionary definition of a word is the ..... A) Denotation. B) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. ← 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