This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 277 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 277 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Love of mankind A) Philanthropy. B) Anthropology. C) Anthroponomy. D) Anthropopathic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Philanthropy. 2. A word created from a sound associated with what is namedEg cuckoo, sizzle, bang A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Foreshadowing. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 3. The repetition of a sound at the end of a phrase or sentence. Ex: A) Epistrophe. B) Alliteration. C) Irony. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epistrophe. 4. Which of these is an example of alliteration? A) Walking on thin ice. B) I have a dream. C) She sells sea shells. D) As hungry as a horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She sells sea shells. 5. Pathetic fallacy is ..... A) Laughing when your friend falls over. B) Describing emotions with the weather. C) Making friends with a wild animal. D) Giving an object human characteristics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describing emotions with the weather. 6. My life is a dream/ forgetting awake. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Repetition. E) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 7. "He saw only branches, gray and brown, forking out like skeleton fingers" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 8. Define SUSPENSE A) The feeling of anticipation where the reader wants to know what will happen next. B) A reference to something in literature or history. C) An extreme exaggeration. D) Imitation of the word by its spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The feeling of anticipation where the reader wants to know what will happen next. 9. "Act naturally" is an example of a ..... A) Oxymoron. B) Static character. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 10. Character traits are adjectives that describe the qualities of a character. Read the following passage from a story:Mercy snorted. She should have known better than to challenge Victoria. Of all Mercy's friends, Victoria talked loudest, ran fastest, and took the most risks. She bragged about the time she convinced her older brothers to spend a weekend building her a fort. Mercy liked to call Victoria "Buster" . "Because you are always busting things up, " she laughed. Victoria wore the nickname with pride. Based on the passage, which of the following is one of Victoria's traits? A) Forgetful. B) Confused. C) Bold. D) Shy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bold. 11. Theme is the same as a topic. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. ..... is the contrast between expectation and realty. A) Oxymoron. B) Irony. C) Conflict. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 13. The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. This is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 14. I kept running up and down, yelling my brother's name, begging him to come and get me ..... No one answered, and the train didn't stop. A) Personification. B) Rhetorical question. C) Metaphorical language. D) Emotive language. E) Visual imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotive language. 15. Which literary device is defined as a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings? A) Personification. B) Pun. C) Hyperbole. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pun. 16. Mufasa tells Simba, "Some day, my time on this earth will end." (Two scenes later, Mufasa dies) A) Foreshadowing. B) Symbolism. C) Motif. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreshadowing. 17. "It is unbelievable to know how many parents leave their children for their own selfish desires." The tone of this author towards parents can be described as ..... A) Excited. B) Disappointed. C) Glad. D) Joyful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disappointed. 18. Parting is such sweet sorrow A) Oxymoron. B) Paradox. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 19. Character type defined by only one or two traits A) Characterization. B) Round character. C) Character foil. D) Flat character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flat character. 20. The time (when) and location (where) in which a story takes place. A) Setting. B) Theme. C) Plot. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. ← 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