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
2. The villain of the story that works against the protagonist
3. Which of the following refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words placed close together?
4. The "mental pictures" that the readers get when reading a literary work. Touches on the five senses.
5. In a literary work, characters often find themselves up against many other characters during the plot. This is:
6. The chocolate cake begged to be eaten
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:
8. When you rhyme, listen to how the word sounds, not how it's spelled
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?
10. The reader is told exactly what the character is like.
11. What is deduction?
12. "Give much, give often, give freely." Which literary device is used here?
13. The use of an object or word to represent an abstract idea
14. "Chester shook the silver bell furiously like a fire alarm."
15. "Inciting incident" refers to .....
16. The rebels raised a white flag to negotiate.
17. The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject or a character
18. He thumped slowly down the hallway like a rhinoceros approaching a watering hole.
19. Which of the following is not an example of a literary device?
20. A group of words in a poem-sentence.