This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 330 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 330 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following refers to a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece? A) Bare. B) Splinter. C) Stair. D) Tacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Splinter. 2. Example:She dances like a chicken on hot coals. A) Pun. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 3. The antagonist ..... the main character. A) Helps. B) Opposes. C) Forgets. D) Plays Monopoly with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposes. 4. AppreciationThe act of discerning the quality and value of literary texts. A) Author. B) Text. C) Context. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Audience. 5. The outcome of the story ..... A) Falling Action. B) Climax. C) Resolution. D) Exposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resolution. 6. Last night I dreamt about chickensThey were playing on my pillowsThey were nesting in my headThey were walking in my roomThey were lying on my bedWhat does this poem use? A) Oxymoron. B) Symbol. C) Repetition. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 7. "Everyone could tell the new neighbor was a SNAKE, just by looking at him." The connotative meaning of the word SNAKE in this sentence is A) Positive. B) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 8. Which sentence uses onomatopoeia? A) The sunlight was too bright for my eyes. B) The painting's colors blended together beautifully. C) The steak sizzled on the grill. D) The rabbit's soft fur was warm to the touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The steak sizzled on the grill. 9. A name that fits the nature and character of a person and/or their occupation A) Alliteration. B) Aptronym. C) Appositive. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aptronym. 10. The giant roars his thunderous laugh and seems to shout as water splashes, gushes and suishes. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 11. What is the significance of the chapter structure? A) Highlights Harts change in age. B) Marks a stage in Hart's development to maturity. C) Is told from a different character's point of view. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marks a stage in Hart's development to maturity. 12. Which word means "an exaggerated statement, not meant to be taken literally" ? A) Oxymoron. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 13. Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:I am so hungry I can eat a mountain. A) Simile. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 14. A character, or a group of characters, which stands in opposition to the Protagonist, which is the main character. / Un personaje, o un grupo de personajes, que se opone al Protagonista, que es el personaje principal. A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Dentist. D) Psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 15. Identify the literary device:"The fire crackled up the stairs" A) Onomatopoeia. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 16. The literary device, Conflict, means ..... A) An agreement. B) A struggle between opposing forces. C) A peaceful resolution. D) A conversation between characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A struggle between opposing forces. 17. The time and place in which the main story events occur. A) Theme. B) Pun. C) Setting. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Setting. 18. "Mary is as light as a feather" is a A) Noun. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 19. Moana ate like a bear just out of hibernation. Metaphor? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 20. A ..... is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." A) Metaphor. B) Irony. C) Symbolism. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. ← 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