This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 246 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 246 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Figurative language that compares or equates seemingly unlike things using words such as is, was or were A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 2. What is the term for having clear images and strong details? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Comparison. C) Figure of speech. D) Vivid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vivid. 3. Substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive. A) Oxymoron. B) Malapropism. C) Euphemism. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Euphemism. 4. The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas A) Irony. B) Imagery. C) Motif. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 5. Character or force that goes against the main character A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 6. Adrian was terrified as he entered the haunted house. A) Direct characterization. B) Indirect characterization. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct characterization. 7. She's not the sharpest knife in the box. A) Litotes. B) Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Litotes. 8. One-dimensional character easily summed up in a word or two A) Round character. B) Flat character. C) Dynamic character. D) Static character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat character. 9. There/Their/They're-what does each of these homophones represent ..... A) Location/Possession/They are. B) Possession/They are/Location. C) They are/Location/Possession. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Location/Possession/They are. 10. Life is a toaster ..... sometimes you're raw; sometimes you're burned. A) Imagery. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 11. We are committed to excellense A) Allusion. B) Rhyme. C) Irony. D) Anthropomorphism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 12. When an object represents a broader, hard-to-define idea is the definition for ..... A) Verbal irony. B) 1st person POV. C) Foreshadowing. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolism. 13. The following statement is an example of which literary device?The sunlight began to dance on my face as I walked down the street. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 14. Repeating the same word or phrase for effect A) Symbolism. B) Imagery. C) Repetition. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 15. What does "sweet as honey" mean? A) It's gooey. B) It's drippy. C) It's sweet. D) It's the color of honey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's sweet. 16. Her smile is like kryptonite to him. A) Synecdoche. B) Metonymy. C) Symbolism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 17. Dangling Downwards is an example A) Alliteration. B) Lyric. C) Syllable. D) Verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 18. Figure of speech comparing two things using the words like or as A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 19. A reference to a concept, a person, or an object that has served as a prototype of its kind and is the original idea that has come to be used over and over again A) Character. B) Antagonist. C) Archetype. D) Progragonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archetype. 20. When an author describes an event that has already occurred in the past A) Flashback. B) Imagery. C) Foreshadowing. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashback. ← 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