Literary Devices Quiz 314 (20 MCQs)

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1. Choose the correct literary device for the following examples:Jumbo ShrimpBig babyPretty ugly
2. Narrator is not involved in the story and reveals the thoughts/feelings of only ONE character.
3. The golden apple pie's fragrance permeated the room with warmth.
4. A man named "Art" is an artist.
5. "He tells the history of Panem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called North America."
6. The gentle wind kissed my cheeks.
7. When a situation turns out differently from what one would expect normally-though the twist is oddly appropriate.
8. She was so pretty my eyes popped out!
9. Which genre primarily focuses on recounting personal experiences and reflections of the author?
10. An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected.
11. She knew she would have to work hard, but Jana had always wanted to win the spelling bee.
12. Ben knew his friend was about to receive a check for not being prepared for class. This would have been the third day in a row he would have to stand out from recess. Ben gave the pencil to Tim. Later, Ben received a check and had to stand out from recess.
13. The part of the plot that presents and develops the conflicts in the text; piques the reader's interest and develops conflict and characters
14. Which figurative language is an exaggeration that is so dramatic, no one could believe it?
15. This is a form of figurative language that uses exaggeration for effect.
16. Her long hair was a flowing golden river.
17. Description evoking the use of the five senses
18. Which literary device is shown here? 6 ten provincia narrat esse bellam?7 tecum Lesbia nostra comparatur?
19. The ..... meaning of words does not mean what it said.It can be connotation or the feeling / idea we give a word.
20. What am I? I am a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story. I often appear at the beginning of a story, or a chapter. I help the reader develop expectations about the coming events. I am known as