This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 258 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 258 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When an author refers to a person, place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference, leaving it up to the reader to make the connection. A) Foreshadowing. B) Setting. C) Anastrophe. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 2. The ATTITUDE given to characters in a literary work A) Paradox. B) Tone. C) External Conflict. D) Internal Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 3. Which modal verb is not of high modality? A) Should. B) Must. C) Might. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 4. Like a kangaroo, I jumped out of bed on Friday morning!What is the literary device in blue? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 5. What does pathos mean? A) The use of emotional appeals. B) The use of reason. C) The use of one's own character and credibility. D) The use of vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of emotional appeals. 6. "Bruh, school is the ABSOLUTE WORST thing in the whole entire world." This is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Refrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 7. I didn't have any bus fare, but fortunately some good Samaritan helped me out! A) Alliteration. B) Conflict. C) Irony. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 8. Which type of imagery is associated with the sense of movement or action? A) Kinetic. B) Olfactory. C) Gustatory. D) Tactile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kinetic. 9. Repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 10. This is the highest point of interest, the turning point of the story or the moment of greatest suspense. A) Climax. B) Resolution. C) Exposition. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climax. 11. The repetition of vowel sons at the beginning, middle or end of at least two words in a line of poetry. A) Alliteration. B) Consonance. C) Irony. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assonance. 12. Events, actions or words that mean the opposite of what we'd expect. A) Foreshadowing. B) Irony. C) Conflict. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 13. True or False:Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds whereas assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Identify the correct literary device:She was as brave as a lion. A) Metaphor. B) Oxymoron. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 15. If the author chooses the 3rd person point of view, the reader will A) Know EVERYTHING about all of the characters and their feelings and situations. B) Know SOME things about the characters feelings and situations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Know EVERYTHING about all of the characters and their feelings and situations. 16. Which is a literary device that references a person, place, thing, or event in the real world? A) Allegory. B) Allusion. C) Foreshadowing. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 17. Define:adjective A) Modifies a noun or pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words (ex. fuzzy, colorful, five, big). B) Asserts something about the subject of the sentence and express actions, events, or states of being. C) Replaces another noun or pronoun. D) Modify a verb. E) Person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modifies a noun or pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words (ex. fuzzy, colorful, five, big). 18. One who seeks to nurture the emotional and physical well-being of others. A) Innocent. B) Creator. C) Caregiver. D) Magician. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caregiver. 19. After the conflict is introduced, what is the next stage in a plot progression? A) Climax. B) Rising action. C) Falling action. D) The "big battle". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising action. 20. A brief reference to a famous literary work, person, event in history, etc. is called ..... A) Symbolism. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. ← 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