This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 326 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 326 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is Cliffhanger a Literary device? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 2. Fill in the blank in the following sentence:Of all the countries in that area of the world, perhaps Nigeria ..... the most potential. A) Has. B) Had. C) Got. D) Gotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 3. The implied or associative meaning of a word A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Allusion. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 4. A character with one personality trait A) Round character. B) Flat character. C) Static character. D) Dynamic character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat character. 5. The problem of the story A) Inciting Incident. B) Conflict. C) Theme. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflict. 6. Identify the correct relationship between sarcasm and verbal irony A) Verbal irony is always sarcastic, but not all sarcasm is verbal irony. B) Sarcasm is always verbal irony, but not all verbal irony is sarcasm. C) Verbal irony and sarcasm are two different things. D) Verbal irony and sarcasm are actually the same thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcasm is always verbal irony, but not all verbal irony is sarcasm. 7. If there was a loud commotion in the hallway during a quiet testing period, it would be very ..... A) Conspicuous. B) Arrogant. C) Tyrannical. D) Intricate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conspicuous. 8. An allegory has a surface story and a ..... A) Hidden story. B) Plot twist at the end. C) Flawed main character. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hidden story. 9. Lit. form that has rhythm and is both vivid and emotional A) Poetry. B) Play/drama. C) Nonfiction. D) Short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poetry. 10. The star was a flashlight guiding me home is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 11. A thing that stands for or represents both itself and something else. A) Stanza. B) Irony. C) Line break. D) Symbol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. 12. When the author uses a metaphor throughout a long passage or even an entire poem. A) Extended Metaphor. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extended Metaphor. 13. Which of the following means: "comfort, relief?" A) Muted. B) Solace. C) Hierarchy. D) Astonished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solace. 14. A reference to someone, somewhere, or something famous (most commonly made to the Bible, mythology, or Shakespeare) A) Assonance. B) Idiom. C) Allusion. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 15. Ricky and Noah read the sign on the bulletin board. There was going to be a neighborhood park clean-up day on Saturday afternoon. Noah wanted to take part in the cleanup. Ricky said he would rather do something else. "But Ricky, " Noah explained, "track season is over so we don't have to practice. There's nothing good on TV on Saturday afternoon. Besides, we use the park a lot, so we should help keep it clean." Which is the best reason for Ricky to help? A) There is nothing good on television on Saturday afternoon. B) Track season is over so they don't have to go to practice. C) They use the park a lot, so they should help keep it clean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They use the park a lot, so they should help keep it clean. 16. He was so tired that he took a 72-hour nap. EL estaba tan cansado que tomo un siesta de 72 horas. A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Understatement. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 17. Giving human traits to a non-human thing A) Setting. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 18. Which statement below is an example of a simile? A) Life is a highway. B) That knife is as sharp as a razor. C) Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet. D) Her eyes were diamonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That knife is as sharp as a razor. 19. A way of indicating or hinting at what will come later A) Hyperbole. B) Foreshadowing. C) Dramatic irony. D) Situational irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 20. "Suffering breeds character; character breeds faith" is an example of: A) Folding. B) Anaphora. C) Interplay. D) Epistrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Folding. ← 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