Literary Devices Quiz 347 (20 MCQs)

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1. In "The Landlady" the conflict between the landlady and Billy is:
2. "Oxymorons are designed to have dramatic effect"
3. Bob brought the box of bricks to the basement.
4. A literary technique in which words or events convey a meaning opposite to their literal interpretation.
5. A non-literal phrase that has a meaning apart from the meanings of its individual words (i.e. having "a frog in your throat")
6. A narrator who knows everything about the characters
7. John jumped in the pool with a big SPLASH.
8. What are the three things lost in "Second childishness" ?
9. The two terms pummel and banish are rough and tough. Which of the following two terms show vulnerability and weakness?
10. This type of narrator is all-knowing:
11. The use of clues to hint at something important that will happen later in a novel or story
12. The following is an example of a ..... "Although it started to rain, we were able to ride our bikes for a little while."
13. Descriptive language which uses one or more of the five senses is called .....
14. The comedian was seriously funny.
15. The main idea/message of a literary work is .....
16. Something is expressed less strongly than would be expected
17. While I was running down the road, I tripped and fell up to the roof top.
18. 'Walking into grandma's house, I was immediately greeted by the warm, inviting scent of freshly baked bread and cinnamon.'Which device is this sentence?
19. But a better butter makes a batter better
20. The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words.