Literary Devices Quiz 254 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the action verb in the sentence? My mother carried the platter.
2. A character might struggle with an emotional problem such as dealing with a difficult decision. This is an example of an .....
3. A reference to a well known person, event, bible story, mythology, etc
4. The books fell on the table with a loud thump.
5. A very short story that has a moral or life lesson, usuallly has talking animals-usually has talking animals as main characters
6. "Society everywhere is in a conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members." The above passage is an example of
7. Which of the following is the definition of theme?
8. The definition of hyperbole is:
9. Situation's atmosphere and character's feelings
10. The professor praised his pupil's flowery prose.
11. A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition:
12. The blue Mustang was circling the park slowly.
13. The figure of speech that emphasizes something by discussing its opposite
14. What literary device is used in the phrase:'He was as brave as a lion'?
15. An element at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.
16. Narratives are written without traditionally recognizable plots and yet still evoke in you a feeling that you are going somewhere when you read it.
17. This is an element of a story which is defined as the sequence of events that occurs from the first line to the last.
18. He was as blind as a bat
19. What is an example of narration?
20. Which of the following is an example of allusion?