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Literary Devices Quiz 263 (20 MCQs)

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1. Identify the literary device used in the sentence: "The silence was deafening, and the darkness was blinding."
2. The character may be speaking about him or herself or sharing events that he or she is experiencing.
3. Which literary device involves a contradiction between what is expected to happen and what actually happens?
4. Dorothy goes to the wizard in order to find a way home, only to learn that she is capable of doing so herself. Scarecrow wished to become intelligent, but he discovers himself a perfect genius. Woodsman considers himself as not capable of love; nevertheless he learns that he has a good heart. Lion appears as a coward, and turns out to be extremely fearless and courageous.
5. Paige felt someone shaking her shoulder. "What?!" she barked, refusing to open her eyes or move. "I know it's Spring Break, but you can't sleep the whole morning away. It's already 9 o'clock. Come out to the kitchen and eat your breakfast after you get dressed, " Mom instructed. A few minutes later, when Paige entered the kitchen, she still looked like a walking zombie. She opened the cupboard door that held the cereal, and scanned the shelf. "What happened the the Lucky Charms?" she roared. "Your brother just finished them up this morning, " Mom answered. Paige slammed the door shut. "I'm not eating then!" Which of the following best reflects the MOOD of this passage?
6. During an English class discussion, Benjamin compared the speed of a cheetah to a sports car using the phrase 'as fast as'. What figure of speech is this an example of?
7. Which literary device is shown here?636 ..... idem parentque iubentque
8. Nonlinear plots describe events out of chronological order
9. Which literary device is shown here?634 effecere levem nec iniqua mente ferendo
10. A theme that is expressed directly is a/an
11. Which of the following is used in the sentence? The slices of bread jumped out of the toaster.
12. Which of the following is an example of symbolism?
13. What is any figure of speech which depends on a non-literal meaning of some or all of the words used?
14. What is a figure of speech that repeats the same sound at the beginning of multiple words in a sentence?
15. "Continuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way"What literary device is used in this sentence?
16. Read the following sentence from "Thank You, Mr. Falker" ."But one day at recess, Eric followed her to her secret hiding place. 'Have you become a mole?' He laughed."What does the author's use of a metaphor in this sentence suggest?
17. An underlying message that a writer either directly or indirectly tells the reader. Typically gives an opinion on a topic
18. The repetition of initial (beginning) sound in a group of words
19. "What a fine mess" is an example of which literary device?
20. A dictionary definition of a word.
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