Literary Devices Quiz 286 (20 MCQs)

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1. Identify the literary device in the sentence 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'
2. A comparison between two unlike things; Laughter is the best medicine.
3. The tree caught the kite. What type of figurative language is this?
4. Identify the literary device: "Hot water whirled them down a metal throat"
5. Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis is .....
6. Periphrases:a reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar.
7. What character trait is revealed here?After glancing around to make sure she wasn't being watched, Marie decided to assist the older lady get her groceries into the car.
8. The moment of highest emotional intensity from which the outcome can be seen
9. "What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young." is an example of .....
10. The lotus flower was "Black and purple like sleep ..... "(The Lotus-Eaters, 2)
11. Your backyard is the Garden of Eden is an example of .....
12. Which point of view is used when a narrator is telling the story and only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character?
13. An extreme exaggeration is called a(n) ..... ?
14. "My belly flipped with worry."
15. Atmospheric setting describes the .....
16. A figure of speech that makes reference to a place, person, or event in order to add meaning to a given text.
17. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.
18. When a story goes back in time to show a character's childhood it is called
19. This is the choice of words and the length of sentences.
20. Stressed syllables of ending words match, but consonant sounds are different