This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 321 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 321 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Implied definition of a word A) Denotation. B) Rising action. C) Connotation. D) First person POV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connotation. 2. What is the definition conflict within literature? A) The practice of drawing parallels or comparisons between two unrelated and dissimilar things, people, beings, places and concepts. B) A figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference. C) A literary device used for expressing a resistance the protagonist of the story finds in achieving his aims or dreams. D) In literature refers the step by step process wherein an author introduces and then describes a character. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A literary device used for expressing a resistance the protagonist of the story finds in achieving his aims or dreams. 3. "Ms. Prais is the imposter!" Austin exclaimed. "No, I am not!" Ms. Prais responded. "You are a little sus, " said the other students. Then, Ms. Prais got ejected:( This is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Dialogue. C) Imagery. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dialogue. 4. A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 5. An object or idea given human qualities or a human form (Ex. Flowers danced around the lawn). A) Literary Device. B) Metaphor. C) Motif. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 6. Which is a description of a hero? A) A person who is afraid of everything. B) A person who always runs away from danger. C) A person who always tells lies. D) A person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. 7. TRUE OR FALSE:The theme of an author's work describes the plot and subject of that work. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Which literary device is being used in the following sentence:'The wind whispered through the trees.'? A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 9. It is when apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. (here the words are not opposite to each other like it is in antithesis but their meaning is opposite) A) Antithesis. B) Synecdoche. C) Oxymoron. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 10. In an action movie, the main character looks at a picture of his dead girlfriend. He remembers how they met, and the audience gets to see this memory in the middle of the scene. A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Flashback. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flashback. 11. Vivien can be very vexing. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 12. Definition-when "I" am telling the story. The character is in the story, relating his or her experiences directly. Example- "Call me Ishmael. Some years ago-never mind how long precisely-having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." A) First person point of view. B) Second person point of view. C) Third person limited point of view. D) Third person omniscient point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person point of view. 13. The definition of author's style is ..... A) A writer's unique way of communicating ideas using word choice, sentence structure, imagery, point of view, voice, and tone. B) A writer's attitude toward his or her subject such as serious, humorous, sarcastic, and respectful. C) Giving human qualities to an animal, object, phenomenon, idea, or anything that is not specifically human. D) A form of language that is spoken in a particular region by people who live there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A writer's unique way of communicating ideas using word choice, sentence structure, imagery, point of view, voice, and tone. 14. The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of a word A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Characterization. D) Flashback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 15. EXAMPLE:A road can represent a journey or choice. When a character faces a decision, they might be shown at a crossroads to represent an important choice they need to make. A) Metaphor. B) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 16. A group of lines forming a unit in a poem is called A) Stanza. B) Paragraph. C) Metaphor. D) Rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. 17. When a writer gives human qualities to animals or objects A) ALLITERATION. B) HYPERBOLE. C) ONOMATOPOEIA. D) PERSONIFICATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PERSONIFICATION. 18. A band of bees barged brazenly into our back yard. A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 19. Imagine you're in a thrilling word game with Jackson, Kai, and Maya. You're given a task to identify the term for the careful selection of words to convey a specific meaning or create a certain effect. What would you call it? A) Topic. B) Voice. C) Word Choice. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Word Choice. 20. An example of FORESHADOWING is: A) "The Gift of the Magi" is told in the 3rd person. B) "Should I still go through with asking a ransom?". C) "He was old enough to die here.". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "He was old enough to die here.". ← 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