This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 278 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 278 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work. A) Character. B) Theme. C) Setting. D) Verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 2. Life is a box of chocolates. A) Consonance. B) Imagery. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 3. Which definition is correct for the following term:Climax A) The beginning of a story; sets up characters and setting. B) The high point in a story; the moment we've all been waiting for. C) The ending of a story, when loose ends are tied. D) When the audience knows something that the characters don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The high point in a story; the moment we've all been waiting for. 4. Definition:Giving human characteristics to a non-human subject. A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 5. True or false:A simile is a comparison of two unlike things that uses "like" or "as" A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. "I slept like a rock last night." is an example of ..... A) Allusion. B) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 7. What is an example of person vs. person conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" ? A) Rainsford vs. the hounds. B) Rainsford vs. the yacht. C) Rainsford vs. the jungle. D) Rainsford vs. Ivan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rainsford vs. Ivan. 8. This is visually descriptive language using the 5 senses. A) Analogy. B) Imagery. C) Symbol. D) Suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 9. In this kind or irony a person or character says something which is an exact opposite to what s/he means. Writers use this kind of irony to create humor or create suspense. Essentially, this form of irony makes use of statements with layered meanings-one literal and the other underlying which the speaker uses knowingly. The listener may or may not be aware of the layered meanings. There are 3 kinds of this kind or irony-Sarcasm, Exaggeration and understatement. A) Verbal Irony. B) Situational Irony. C) Dramatic Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal Irony. 10. The wind howled its mighty objection.Poetic device is A) Alliteration. B) Transferred epithet. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 11. ..... night crawled by like a wounded snake ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Foreshadowing. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 12. Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Figurative Language. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figurative Language. 13. Another word for an "aha moment"When something in a story becomes realizedForeshadowing contributes to this literary device A) Foreshadowing. B) Archetype. C) Realism. D) Epiphany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiphany. 14. Authors choose precise words when writing a story. Depending on their purpose and audience, a writer can choose to use colloquial or academic language. This is called ..... A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Inference. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diction. 15. What literary device is this? "Drops of rain exit the pillowcases, drowsily float like feathers, soar in many directions." A) Detail. B) Setting. C) Figurative Language. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Detail. 16. A red rose might be symbolism for which of these, if it is in a poem? A) Hate. B) Love. C) Comedy. D) Annoyance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Love. 17. This part of the plot occurs after the climax has been reached and conflict has been resolved. A) Exposition. B) Conclusion. C) Falling action. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Falling action. 18. Why, we only live to serveTry the grey stuff, it's deliciousDon't believe me, ask the dishesThey can sing, they can dance. This is an example of? A) Personification. B) Pun. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 19. What is an example of a theme in TEWWG? A) True love allows you to be yourself. B) We should not listen to our elders. C) Storytelling is important. D) We can only find happiness when we are older. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True love allows you to be yourself. 20. The formation of a word or sound associated with what is named is called what? A) Simile. B) Irony. C) Metaphor. D) Onomatopoeia. 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