Literary Devices Quiz 307 (20 MCQs)

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1. What type of rhyme is represented here:I went to town to buy a gown;I took the car; it wasn't far.
2. What is the moral of The Tortoise and the Hare?
3. Huck's ..... of Jim's freedom was that it was immoral.
4. Building suspense; conflict develops is known as which plot element?
5. When a character in a story is struggling to decide between two decisions, this is an example of .....
6. Who is the antagonist in star wars
7. It's a thousand degrees in the kitchen today.
8. Foreshadowing is a literary device where the author gives hints of what might happen later in the story .....
9. Identify the literary device used in the following sentence:'The moon smiled down on the lake.'
10. The methods a writer uses to reveal the physical appearance and personality of a character
11. What is this literary device:using words that can be real sounds (examples:quack, oink, boom, zoom)
12. The representation of the traits, motives, and psychology of a character in a narrative
13. What does the imperative verb mood express?
14. "The starry sky STARED at me" What literary device can you spot here?
15. Language that authors use to appeal to the five senses.
16. Author's attitude towards the subject
17. Lit. form dealing with factual events and people
18. This is a type of fiction with humorously exaggerated story about impossible events or heroes with extraordinary abilities.
19. "I do not unduly ask for the kingdom of my heart" illustrates the poetic figure:
20. A situation where the opposite of what is expected to occur or exist does occur or exist