This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 341 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 341 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A hint at what will happen next, or at some point, in the story A) Preview. B) Clue. C) Presupposition. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing. 2. What is a common FIGURE OF SPEECH in English that does not literally mean what it says? A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 3. Colloquialism is..... A) Highly descriptive language. B) Using casual and informal language. C) Using symbols to represent concepts or idea. D) Recurs throughout the story and helps develop theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using casual and informal language. 4. What is the definition of Language Choices A) A story or narrative with two meanings; the obvious or literal meaning that is immediately clear, and a second, usually hidden meaning. B) This includes individual word choices based on connotations, as well as specific overall language choices used to characterise certain characters and develop a stronger sense of voice. C) The strength or force of a word, which low modality words being passive while high modality words are forceful. D) Language, words and/or expressions that have meaning beyond their literal interpretation, often used to express links between ideas, characters and concepts or subtly tie into overall themes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This includes individual word choices based on connotations, as well as specific overall language choices used to characterise certain characters and develop a stronger sense of voice. 5. Analysis is when you ..... A) Give a brief statement or account of the main points of something. B) Complete a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation. C) Look at the perspective or attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place or development. D) Have a casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complete a detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation. 6. What is a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 7. Who is the poet of Leisure? A) W.H. Davies. B) Jeannie Kirby. C) W.H. Smith. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) W.H. Davies. 8. Imagine Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany are reading a complex legal document filled with ambiguous language. How does this ambiguous language affect their understanding of the document? A) Ambiguous language makes the document straightforward and easy for Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany to understand. B) Ambiguous language makes the document confusing and hard for Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany to understand. C) Ambiguous language allows Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany to interpret the document in multiple ways, enhancing their understanding. D) Ambiguous language has no effect on Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany's understanding of the document. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambiguous language allows Jericho, Andrik, and Tiffany to interpret the document in multiple ways, enhancing their understanding. 9. The golden cup for the winner shone in the sun. This sentence is an example of: A) Visual imagery. B) Tactile imagery. C) Auditory imagery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visual imagery. 10. What are the 4 types of Irony? A) Verbal, Allegory, Meme, and Dramatic. B) Verbal, Dramatic, Situational, and Symbolism. C) Verbal, Dramatic, Situational, and Satire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbal, Dramatic, Situational, and Satire. 11. What did the seventh man decide to do to overcome the tragedy of his friend? A) He burned K's paintings. B) He never came to his hometown. C) He went to the same beach where K dissapeared. D) He got married. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He went to the same beach where K dissapeared. 12. Zaroff is hunting Rainsford on the island. This makes him an example of a/an ..... A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 13. Man vs. self is an internal conflict. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. He was so hideous I got blind! A) Hyperbole. B) Idiom. C) Allusion. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 15. The muck sucked viciously at his foot ..... A) Allusion. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 16. The waves pounded against the shore so hard making it difficult for Shane to ride a wave. Shane kept falling off his board. What type of conflict? A) Character vs character. B) Character vs self. C) Character vs nature. D) Character vs society. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Character vs nature. 17. This example describes which literary device? Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia 1991-1993 / This example describes which literary device? Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia 1991-1993 A) Personification. B) Setting. C) Tone. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting. 18. Form of language that is specific to an area or region A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Sarcasm. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialect. 19. He's as fast as a cheetah. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 20. The space between each stanza. A) Line break. B) Space. C) Indent. D) Gap. 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