This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Devices – Quiz 345 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Devices Quiz 345 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A look at past events to reveal something about the story A) Foreshadowing. B) Flashback. C) Allusion. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flashback. 2. The villain of the story that works against the protagonist A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Tone. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonist. 3. Which of the following refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words placed close together? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 4. The "mental pictures" that the readers get when reading a literary work. Touches on the five senses. A) Metaphor. B) Symbolism. C) Imagery. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 5. In a literary work, characters often find themselves up against many other characters during the plot. This is: A) Internal conflict. B) Person vs. nature. C) Person vs. technology. D) Person vs. society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Person vs. society. 6. The chocolate cake begged to be eaten A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 7. The glow of the sun warmed her as it streamed through the dusty glass of the weathered old window pane. This is an example of: A) Idiom. B) Hyperbole. C) Imagery. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 8. When you rhyme, listen to how the word sounds, not how it's spelled A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Let's play a fun game of 'Match the Word'! Can you find the word that fits this description?It's a clever trick or tool that writers use to make their stories more interesting and creative. What is it? A) Figurative Language. B) Literary Devices. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literary Devices. 10. The reader is told exactly what the character is like. A) Indirect characterization. B) Flat characterization. C) Direct characterization. D) Round characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct characterization. 11. What is deduction? A) The process of moving from a specific example to a general rule. B) The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example. C) The process of moving from one example to another. D) The process of moving from a general rule to another general rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of moving from a specific example to a general rule. 12. "Give much, give often, give freely." Which literary device is used here? A) Antimetabole. B) Personification. C) Anaphora. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphora. 13. The use of an object or word to represent an abstract idea A) Personification. B) Repetition. C) Simile. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolism. 14. "Chester shook the silver bell furiously like a fire alarm." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 15. "Inciting incident" refers to ..... A) The moment in a story right before the climax. B) The moment in a story right after the climax. C) The event in a story that kicks off the main conflict. D) The event in a story that concludes the main conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The event in a story that kicks off the main conflict. 16. The rebels raised a white flag to negotiate. A) Allusion. B) Symbolism. C) Pun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 17. The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject or a character A) Mood. B) Allusion. C) Suspense. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone. 18. He thumped slowly down the hallway like a rhinoceros approaching a watering hole. A) Foreshadowing. B) Imagery. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 19. Which of the following is not an example of a literary device? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Personification. C) Adjectives. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjectives. 20. A group of words in a poem-sentence. A) Stanza. B) Rhyme scheme. C) Lines. D) Paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lines. ← 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